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Microbus driver dead after allegedly storming checkpoint
Egypt
January 31, 2014
Microbus driver dead after allegedly storming checkpoint
An official security source in Giza said on Friday that a microbus driver was killed after he allegedly tried to…
Giza: 15 dead in major head-on collision
Egypt
December 18, 2013
Giza: 15 dead in major head-on collision
Fifteen people were killed on Tuesday night in Giza when a large truck struck a microbus head-on, killing all 14…
Eight killed in collision, eight others injured
Egypt
December 12, 2013
Eight killed in collision, eight others injured
A microbus accident in Giza Wednesday evening left eight people dead and eight others wounded. The accident took place on al-Koraymat…
Women only: Will a segregated transport system solve or perpetuate the problem?
Life & Style
March 28, 2013
Women only: Will a segregated transport system solve or perpetuate the problem?
“Women only,” a driver’s assistant calls out loudly, while expertly hanging out the door of a microbus on the corner…
10 people killed in crash on Cairo-Alexandria Road
Egypt
February 12, 2013
10 people killed in crash on Cairo-Alexandria Road
Ten people were killed and four others injured in a crash between a truck, a minibus and two cars along…
Microbus drivers go on partial strike
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Microbus drivers go on partial strike
Microbus drivers went on a partial strike Tuesday in Cairo and Giza to call for the cancellation of “hefty fines”…
Microbus drivers block Giza road after killing of colleague
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Microbus drivers block Giza road after killing of colleague
Security forces on Monday dispersed crowds of drivers who had blocked a major street in Giza after the killing of…
The microbus mafia
Life & Style
December 20, 2011
The microbus mafia
“I said the backseat takes only three passengers. If you don't like it, get off the bus.”
Sharqiya microbus drivers strike to protest ‘tax increase’
Egypt
December 25, 2010
Sharqiya microbus drivers strike to protest ‘tax increase’
Microbus drivers and owners in Sharqiya began a strike Saturday to protest an alleged increase of their annual taxes to…