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14 results for alexandria, egypt

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Show on the road

21 September 2023

You'll find all human life on the Cairo to Alexandria desert highway, a route beloved of many Egyptians.

Film

Egypt, a country whose ancient history is a constant, unmissable presence, is well used to the idea that things aren't what they used to be. Andrew Mueller travelled to the once cosmopolitan port of Alexandria, where swi…

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Future makers

20 October 2011

Meet the entrepreneurs building a future for Egypt post-Mubarak. Each is attempting to turn crisis into opportunity and help spark a much-needed national economic recovery.

Radio

The Urbanist - Down by the water

13 February 2020

We look at some of the ways that waterside cities interact with their coastlines, from Oslo’s efforts to lower pollution to the fight against rising tides in New York. Plus: a report from Alexandria, Egypt’s second city.

Radio

Monocle on Design - Alexandra's architectural heritage

18 March 2014

A visit to Egypt to examine the architectural heritage of Alexandria and its future to come, we also meet the man behind the winner of last year’s Design of the Year award – for the UK government’s website and we chat to…

Monocle Minute

Cairo confidential

10 December 2016

Art lovers looking to dip their toes beyond the customary pools of Frieze and Art Basel ought to explore the Cairo Art Fair, open until 15 February at the Arts-Mart gallery in Cairo. It showcases some 700 pieces from more…

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Africa/Middle East

6 August 2015

Iran plans a major port expansion and the transport choices of Rwanda's president.

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Anissa Helou

13 August 2018

The author initially saw the cookbook as a manual and nothing more. But once she started writing about food – and discovered the importance of preserving her heritage – she couldn’t stop.

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Reel Rebel

17 February 2007

For the past eight years, Assaad Taha’s company, Hot Spot, has been making films for the Al-Jazeera TV network. His mission? To uncover and objectively report injustices through Arab eyes, while staying firmly opposed “to…

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Desert Dream

15 August 2009

Once a provincial backwater, the Jordanian port town of Aqaba is in the midst of a vast regeneration programme that will reposition it as the ‘gateway to the Levant’.

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Africa/Middle East

17 March 2007

How Islam helped US capitalism in Somalia and why women in Saudi buy cars they can't drive.

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Train times

27 May 2021

Every nation wants cleaner, smarter ways of getting around and rail is set to be the big winner. We talk speed, design and night-time adventures with Michael Peter of Siemens Mobility.

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How to...

17 January 2013

No one is better placed to offer valuable advice on tricky projects and ambitious, world-changing actions than the people at the sharp end – precisely the kind of individuals giving the benefit of their hard-won experience…

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Town criers

17 June 2009

What’s the future of the city? Eleven writers – urbanists, authors, academics, architects and Monocle editors – look at the battles and pleasures of metropolitan living. From the empty highways of Detroit to the sewers of…