Cairo Public Transport Authority (CTA) buses in their distinctive blue and yellow livery wait at Abdel Moneim Riad bus terminal, the main public bus hub in central Cairo near Tahrir Square. The Cairo Tower (Borg El-Qahira), a 187-meter modernist landmark on Gezira Island, is visible in the background against an overcast sky. This terminal serves as a major transit point connecting passengers across Greater Cairo's public bus network.