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Train drivers end strike
Egypt

Train drivers end strike

Egypt’s train drivers ended Tuesday morning their biggest general strike, which had brought the nation’s railway movement to halt since…
Update: Railways head refers striking train drivers to prosecutors
Egypt

Update: Railways head refers striking train drivers to prosecutors

  Egypt National Railway director Hussein Zakariya said he has taken legal action against striking train drivers, referring them to…
Strikes, protests continue nationwide
Egypt

Strikes, protests continue nationwide

Several governorates witnessed clashes Sunday between police and protesters who are calling for civil disobedience in protest against the policies…
Cairo-Aswan train line closed briefly over fuel hike protest
Egypt

Cairo-Aswan train line closed briefly over fuel hike protest

Railway traffic between Cairo and Aswan was briefly stopped after stone factory owners blocked railways for 15 hours overnight between…
In meeting with World Bank, Qandil asks for railways, infrastructure help
Egypt

In meeting with World Bank, Qandil asks for railways, infrastructure help

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil met with senior World Bank manager Mirza Hassan Saturday, along with Finance Minister Morsy Hegazy and…
Egypt to upgrade railway crossings, centralize maintenance
Egypt

Egypt to upgrade railway crossings, centralize maintenance

Transportation Minister Hatem Abdel Latif said Monday said that the government has prepared a plan to modernize Egypt’s railways, which…
Qandil: Government will develop 900 new train crossings
Egypt

Qandil: Government will develop 900 new train crossings

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Saturday that the government will take responsibility for the country's railways and will develop 900…
Update: Four dead in taxi-train collision, including child, governor says
Egypt

Update: Four dead in taxi-train collision, including child, governor says

Four people died when a train collided with a taxi in Ard al-Lewa crossing, Giza Governor Ali Abdel Rahman said…
Report: Egypt has average of 550 train wrecks per year
Egypt

Report: Egypt has average of 550 train wrecks per year

In the wake of the deadly Badrashin train crash Monday, which left 19 people dead and 117 injured, a Transportation…
Update: Protesters block railway at Ramses station sit-in
Egypt

Update: Protesters block railway at Ramses station sit-in

Dozens of demonstrators and political activists blocked railway lines at Ramses Train Station on Tuesday evening, after a train derailment in the…
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