transportation
9 killed in Upper Egypt collision
Egypt
September 1, 2012
9 killed in Upper Egypt collision
Nine people were killed, including four children, and two others were injured in a collision between a truck and…
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…
Morsy’s ticking bomb
Egypt
July 22, 2012
Morsy’s ticking bomb
Twenty-two days into his rule as president, Mohamed Morsy’s 100-day plan, which covers a wide range of issues, seems more…
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Protests and labor strikes that have blocked railways over the last 18 months have cost the state more than LE726…
Land cargo transport prices rise by 20%, says official
Business
March 28, 2012
Land cargo transport prices rise by 20%, says official
The prices of cargo transport between governorates rose by 20 percent due to the rise in diesel prices, Ahmed al-Zeiny,…
Parliament asks ministry to examine bridge project linking Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Parliament asks ministry to examine bridge project linking Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Parliament’s Transportation Committee called on the transportation minister to conduct technical studies on a project to build a bridge between…
Worker strikes stop trains in Kafr al-Dawar
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Worker strikes stop trains in Kafr al-Dawar
The Egyptian Railway Authority stopped all Delta-Cairo-Alexandria trains in Kafr al-Dawar train station Wednesday due to worker strikes that continued…
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.”
Bodies of Hungarian tourist bus victims to be given to embassy
Egypt
November 7, 2011
Bodies of Hungarian tourist bus victims to be given to embassy
The Hurghada local prosecution has ordered the bodies of 11 Hungarian tourists killed in a bus accident to be handed…