traffic
Car accidents, robberies increase on Red Sea-Sohag road due to lack of security
Egypt
November 22, 2014
Car accidents, robberies increase on Red Sea-Sohag road due to lack of security
Despite issuance of decision by Major General Mohamed Ibrahim, interior minister, a year and half ago to form security committee…
Daytime operation ban on tractor trailers goes into effect Saturday
Egypt
November 15, 2014
Daytime operation ban on tractor trailers goes into effect Saturday
Egypt’s traffic authority has said that a government decision to ban the operation of trailer tractors during daytime inside cities…
Govt cracks down on traffic violators
Egypt
November 9, 2014
Govt cracks down on traffic violators
The government tihs weekend was busy doling out tickets for traffic violators in an attempt to reign in reckless drivers. Ismailia…
At least 19 killed in bus crash in Egypt’s Luxor
Egypt
August 26, 2014
At least 19 killed in bus crash in Egypt’s Luxor
At least 19 people were killed when two minibuses fell into a canal near Egypt's tourist city of Luxor early…
Traffic Department to begin new stricter enforcement
Egypt
June 16, 2014
Traffic Department to begin new stricter enforcement
Medhat Quraytam, head of the Traffic Directorate, said that the new traffic law will be applied firmly and that the…
Cairo-Upper Egypt train traffic resumes following one-week halt
Egypt
January 29, 2014
Cairo-Upper Egypt train traffic resumes following one-week halt
Train traffic between Cairo and Upper Egypt has resumed after being suspended for one week, Railways Authority chief Samir Nawwar…
Rabaa al-Adaweya open to traffic again
Egypt
November 11, 2013
Rabaa al-Adaweya open to traffic again
Rabaa al-Adaweya Square was opened to traffic ahead of Monday, part of a security plan to open sections of Cairo…
New tramway project in Cairo to begin with World Bank funding
Egypt
September 11, 2013
New tramway project in Cairo to begin with World Bank funding
The fast tramway project will be implemented in Cairo with funding from the World Bank and under the supervision of…
Security stepped up around Tahrir Square
Egypt
September 6, 2013
Security stepped up around Tahrir Square
Security forces have stepped up their presence in Tahrir Square as demonstrations organized by the Muslim Brotherhood set out around…
Egypt remains a hot spot for illegal chimp and ivory trade
Environment
March 24, 2013
Egypt remains a hot spot for illegal chimp and ivory trade
In September, customs authorities at Cairo International Airport seized 17 endangered falcons. The following month, a man was caught smuggling…