Assiut bus-train collision

Workers sentenced to prison for roles in Assiut train accident
Egypt

Workers sentenced to prison for roles in Assiut train accident

In the case of the collision between a train and a bus in Assiut last year, the bloc worker, Hussein…
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
Egypt

Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization

Through the dusty windows of the Bulaq al-Dakrur train station control tower, Karam Faheem, an inspector, pointed to a never-ending…
Rights watchdog: government misused money intended for railways
Egypt

Rights watchdog: government misused money intended for railways

An Egyptian local rights watchdog has accused current and former government officials of squandering loans intended for the development of…
Two railway workers referred to criminal court in Assiut train disaster case
Egypt

Two railway workers referred to criminal court in Assiut train disaster case

Two suspects implicated in November's Assiut bus-train collision have been referred to the Criminal Court by Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah.…
Suspects in Assiut train disaster may be referred to criminal court
Egypt

Suspects in Assiut train disaster may be referred to criminal court

The North Assiut Public Prosecution has referred criminal charges against 15 people in the Manfalut train-bus collision case to Prosecutor…
The aggrieved in Assiut want to be considered, not compensated
Egypt

The aggrieved in Assiut want to be considered, not compensated

In the village of Mandara in Assiut, wooden benches set outside the houses of the grieving families to receive mourners…
Egyptian Child Forum demands punishment of those responsible for Assiut collision
Egypt

Egyptian Child Forum demands punishment of those responsible for Assiut collision

The Egyptian Child Forum, affiliated with the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), has prepared a document on the…
Assiut citizens avoid fresh railway catastrophe
Egypt

Assiut citizens avoid fresh railway catastrophe

The Mandara railway crossing in Assiut was almost the site of another crash Tuesday when a train passed suddenly without…
Assiut train collision deemed avoidable, if not for neglect and state failure
Egypt

Assiut train collision deemed avoidable, if not for neglect and state failure

The remains on the railway tracks at the entrance of Mandara in Assiut Governorate spoke of the unthinkable tragedy that…
After Assiut tragedy, activists call for mass Upper Egypt demo to dismiss Qandil
Egypt

After Assiut tragedy, activists call for mass Upper Egypt demo to dismiss Qandil

Activists, revolutionary groups and some politicians have called for mass protests across Upper Egypt governorates to demand the dismissal of…
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