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Two blasts in St. Petersburg metro stations kill 10: authorities
World
April 3, 2017
Two blasts in St. Petersburg metro stations kill 10: authorities
At least 10 people were killed in explosions in two train carriages at metro stations in St. Petersburg on Monday,…
Metro Cairo repeats warning against violations after increasing fines
Egypt
August 10, 2016
Metro Cairo repeats warning against violations after increasing fines
The Egyptian Company for Metro Management & Operation (Cairo Metro) has renewed its warning of fines for those violating regulations…
2nd metro line suspended Friday morning
Egypt
January 22, 2016
2nd metro line suspended Friday morning
The second line in the metro system stopped operation in both directions Friday morning due to a breakdown at Ataba…
Brussels metro closed due to terror alert: network
World
November 21, 2015
Brussels metro closed due to terror alert: network
All metro train stations in Brussels will be closed on Saturday, the city's public transport network said, after Belgium raised…
Third Metro line’s third phase to finish in 15 years
Egypt
November 11, 2015
Third Metro line’s third phase to finish in 15 years
The French-Egyptian alliance, which is implementing the third phase of the metro’s third line, announced that the project will take…
Cairo subway stations: What do their names mean?
Features/Interviews
March 31, 2015
Cairo subway stations: What do their names mean?
As you ride along on the subway cars daily, passing stations one by one, you might stumble on the pronunciation…
Official: Young man commits suicide at metro station
Egypt
February 16, 2015
Official: Young man commits suicide at metro station
A young man threw himself from the upper bridge between Dar al-Salam and Zahraa al-Maadi metro stations in the direction…
Sadat subway station to reopen no later than Saturday
Egypt
April 30, 2014
Sadat subway station to reopen no later than Saturday
The Anwar al-Sadat subway station will be back to work no later than Saturday after a closure that had lasted…
Metro company: Sadat Metro station to reopen in May
Egypt
April 8, 2014
Metro company: Sadat Metro station to reopen in May
After a seven-month suspension, the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation (ECMMO) received approval on Tuesday to reopen the…
Hadayek El-Maadi Metro Station: a real station or a garbage dump?
Egypt
December 17, 2013
Hadayek El-Maadi Metro Station: a real station or a garbage dump?
While walking along any of Cairo’s popular streets, most residents aren’t usually fazed by the familiar heaps of trash strewn…