In crowded Cairo, ride-hailing apps leave cabbies fuming For most Cairo residents, riding through the Egyptian capital's gridlocked streets in its traditional battered taxis is less than pleasant but the arrival of ride-hailing apps Uber and Careem means trekking across the vast city of 25 million has become a much more manageable experience - although it's left the city's traditional cabbies furious over the new drivers in town. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.