Egypt: In Crowded Cairo, Uber Leaves Cabbies Fuming

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For 32-year-old banker Hani, it was always a nightmare riding in Cairo's battered taxis through traffic gridlock and thick exhaust fumes that sputter out of rickety vehicles.

But with the arrival of ride-hailing apps Uber and Careem, Hani now travels with ease across the vast city of 25 million -- notorious for its dusty streets and polluted air.

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