Hany Hegab
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Egypt
August 2, 2012
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Seventeen strikes and sit-ins protesting water and power cuts have disrupted the railways in Upper and Lower Egypt over…
Railways need urgent help, says official
Egypt
July 12, 2012
Railways need urgent help, says official
The Egyptian Railway Authority needs urgent help from state agencies to save the railway lines, said authority head Hany Hegab…
Recent protests caused railway passengers delay equal to 300 hours, authority says
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Recent protests caused railway passengers delay equal to 300 hours, authority says
Professional protests and labor strikes blocking railways over the last week have caused 7 million passengers delays amounting to 300…
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal after 5-hour delay
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal after 5-hour delay
Train traffic returned to normal Monday after Minya residents ended a sit-in they had been holding on the tracks. The…
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal
Train traffic in Upper Egypt returned to normal Monday after 71 train routes were delayed or canceled over the past…
Upper Egypt villagers block railroad to demand water delivery
Egypt
November 4, 2011
Upper Egypt villagers block railroad to demand water delivery
Hundreds of residents of a village in southern Luxor Governorate blocked railroad tracks on Friday morning, halting train traffic through…