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Nile islanders being evicted under Egypt's latest grand plan

Residents of a Nile island in northern Cairo have been caught in a years-long battle against efforts to evict them to make way for state redevelopment projects.

CAIRO: Residents of a Nile island in greater Cairo woke up in recent weeks to find officials taking measurements of their houses -- a final step before enforcing demolition orders.

Since then, people from Warraq -- some of whom have been on the working-class, agricultural island for generations -- have renewed efforts to oppose a mega development project that would see the island's character and their homes erased.

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