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Follow news of services, projects and cultural life in Hay Wasat, with publication dates and sources for each story.
ServicesFifteen jacaranda trees and a renewed Ahmed Qamha garden in September
Planting began on the medians at the Desert Road entrance to the city, the Ahmed Qamha garden behind the Faculty of Engineering was upgraded, and the Corniche medians were trimmed from Sotir to El Azarita.
ProjectsSixty poles relit on the Corniche and decorative lighting restored on the Carrefour road
Sixty poles relit from Sporting to El Shatby, decorative poles restored on the Carrefour road, 34 poles relit on Tariq El Horreya, and work on the Mahmoudiya axis and the Mansha tunnel.
ServicesRubble removed from the Mahmoudiya axis and Kom El Dikka, and waste cleared outside the Martyr Ali Saleh school
The district head’s field rounds in Ghorbal, Moharram Bek and the Mahmoudiya axis, waste cleared outside the Martyr Ali Saleh school, and Rabie Lane in Kom El Dikka reopened to pedestrians.
AnnouncementsOrder enforced in Moharram Bek and Mahatet El Raml, and 14 non-compliant cafés and restaurants sealed
Campaigns in Moharram Bek, Mahatet El Raml and El Hadara, cafés’ encroachments removed after residents’ complaints, and 14 cafés and restaurants sealed with on-the-spot fines.
ServicesUpgrading Downtown’s green spaces in August 2026
Watering, trimming and weeding the medians on Tariq El Horreya, the Corniche and Suez Canal Street, and upkeep of the Flower Clock and the Bayram El Tonsi and Nubar gardens.
ProjectsNew street-lighting poles on Moharram Bek, Omar Lotfy and in El Hadara El Qibliya
Under the public-lighting investment plan: 51 new poles on Moharram Bek tram street, power to 85 new poles on Omar Lotfy Street, and LED arms across El Hadara El Qibliya and the Latin Quarter.
ServicesRubble cleared from the Mahmoudiya axis and street cleaning kept on schedule in August
The district head followed bin emptying on the ground, rubble was cleared from the Mahmoudiya axis with the City Beautification Authority, and hundreds of tonnes of waste were lifted with Nahdet Misr.
AnnouncementsMajor campaigns against street encroachment, and 21 premises sealed at Mahatet El Raml
Large morning and evening campaigns with the utilities unit at Mahatet El Raml, the Corniche, Misr Station and Moharram Bek, sealing premises that broke closing hours or licensing rules.
ServicesA sewing workshop for 20 women in El Shatby, and an open meeting with residents
The district’s equal-opportunities unit ran a sewing workshop under the “Lifelong Learner” initiative, and the district head received 35 residents at an open meeting.
CultureThe “Friends’ Advisor” course builds skills for 45 students
The sixth edition of the course in the district hall, with sessions on leadership and anger management, run by the child-protection unit with the Wasat education directorate.
ServicesA free medical convoy at the district technology centre, part of “100 Million Healthy Lives”
Free medical check-ups for visitors to the technology centre and staff of the district and the property-tax office, with the Wasat medical zone.
- Announcements
Crackdown campaign on Nabi Daniel Street against repeated shop violations
The campaign targeted cafés and shops that reinstated encroachments previously removed, as part of the governorate’s drive to protect the heritage promenade.
- Projects
A plan to revive the historic downtown and link its archaeological sites
The Governor announced the strategy during a tour of the Ibn Nabih cistern and the Roman theatre, with large parts of the city centre to become pedestrian-friendly.
- Culture
“Street of Art” turns Nabi Daniel Street into an open stage for creativity
A free weekly initiative every Thursday and Friday on Nabi Daniel Street: Arabic music, folk arts, children’s workshops, exhibitions and talent discovery.
- Culture
Moharram Bek excavation documents urban life from the Ptolemies to the Byzantines
A Supreme Council of Antiquities rescue mission has uncovered marble statuary, a Ptolemaic circular bath, a Roman villa and rare mosaics in Moharram Bek, inside the district.