Post-upheaval Egypt shifts course to mega-development
(World News Egypt)

Cairo: A stroll in central Cairo is not complete without a visit to Tahrir, an iconic square that for long months grabbed headlines in Egypt and elsewhere. Tahrir was the epicentre of a 2011 popular uprising that forced longtime president Hosni Mubarak to resign. The plaza, home to the Arab League, the Egyptian Museum and luxury hotels, was a site of the unrest that gripped the nation after Mubarak`s ouster. In the lead-up to the 10th anniversary, the square was refurbished and re-emerged as an allure to local and foreign visitors. The Dh35 million renovation project signals Egypt`s development-orientated drive that has picked momentum against all the odds since 2014 when incumbent President...