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Metro line 6 ‘Al Khosous- Al Maadi ’signed today
Egypt
July 11, 2017
Metro line 6 ‘Al Khosous- Al Maadi ’signed today
Major General Tarek Gamal al-Din, chairperson of the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and a representative of Ministry of Transportation,…
Metro ticket price not to increase, speed to decrease: Official
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Metro ticket price not to increase, speed to decrease: Official
Ahmed abdel-Hadi, spokesperson of the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels, denied claims that the price of metro tickets is to…
Sadat Metro station closes for security reasons: Spokesperson
Egypt
June 16, 2017
Sadat Metro station closes for security reasons: Spokesperson
Sadat metro station, overlooking the renowned Egyptian Tahrir square where Egyptians stage protests, was closed starting Friday at dawn for…
Egypt to provide wheelchairs at main metro, train stations
Life & Style
June 11, 2017
Egypt to provide wheelchairs at main metro, train stations
Starting Sunday, senior citizens and disabled passengers around Egypt can request a wheelchair when commuting by the country’s metro system, following Minister…
Al-Azhar uses Cairo Metro’s internal radio to practice preaching
Egypt
June 2, 2017
Al-Azhar uses Cairo Metro’s internal radio to practice preaching
For the sake of delivering the right teachings of Islamic religion to all Egyptians, Egypt’s Metro Company recently signed an…
Downtown Cairo street to be closed for year to complete 3rd Metro line
Egypt
May 18, 2017
Downtown Cairo street to be closed for year to complete 3rd Metro line
The General Traffic Department in Cairo announced the closure of 26th of July street in downtown Cairo for one year as…
Zamalek Metro: A nightmare haunting residents of the prestigious district
Features/Interviews
May 10, 2017
Zamalek Metro: A nightmare haunting residents of the prestigious district
In the main lobby of the State Council, Samira Barakat, her father and one of her friends are awaiting the…
32 air-conditioned trains to be purchased for Metro first line, 6 others for second line at LE15.5 billion: minister
Business
April 19, 2017
32 air-conditioned trains to be purchased for Metro first line, 6 others for second line at LE15.5 billion: minister
Transportation Ministry will purchase 32 new air-conditioned trains for the Cairo Metro's first line (Marg-Helwan) at a cost of LE12.5…
Price increase was the kiss of life to metro system: Minister
Egypt
April 8, 2017
Price increase was the kiss of life to metro system: Minister
Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said Saturday that the increase in the price of the metro ticket gave the kiss of…
EIB offers US$500 million to develop Cairo Metro line
Business
March 30, 2017
EIB offers US$500 million to develop Cairo Metro line
The European Investment Bank has offered US$500 million to finance the development of the first Cairo Metro line, which extends…