Transport Minister
Metro pricing for Heliopolis line will be ‘different’: Arafat
Egypt
December 19, 2018
Metro pricing for Heliopolis line will be ‘different’: Arafat
The new metro line in Heliopolis would offer a good service at a price different from other metro lines, Egyptian…
Egypt contracts PRL to purchase 50 new locomotives
Business
September 17, 2018
Egypt contracts PRL to purchase 50 new locomotives
Egyptian Railways Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with Progress Rail Locomotives (PRL), for the maintenance and upgrading of…
Taba Crossing port linking Egypt and Israel is complete: Transport Minister
Egypt
September 2, 2018
Taba Crossing port linking Egypt and Israel is complete: Transport Minister
Egypt’s Transport Minister Hisham Arafat inaugurated the Taba land port crossing connecting Egypt and Israel on Saturday, after development…
Huge underground concrete walls installed in Zamalek metro to protect nearby buildings
Egypt
March 30, 2018
Huge underground concrete walls installed in Zamalek metro to protect nearby buildings
Transport Minister Hisham Arafat inspected on Wednesday night the construction work of Zamalek metro station, as part of the periodic…
Metro ticket price has to be increased: Transport Minster
Egypt
December 30, 2017
Metro ticket price has to be increased: Transport Minster
Egypt Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said Saturday that any increase in the value of the metro ticket is in the…
Egypt’s metro ticket prices to hike starting October 2018
Egypt
December 24, 2017
Egypt’s metro ticket prices to hike starting October 2018
Egypt’s transport minister said on Saturday that the price of underground metro tickets will hike based on the length of…
Third phase of National Road Project to cost LE 11.3bn: Transport Minister
Egypt
November 25, 2017
Third phase of National Road Project to cost LE 11.3bn: Transport Minister
Transport Minister Hisham Arafat, accompanied by Chairman of the General Authority for Roads and Bridges Adel Turk, reviewed on Friday development projects…
Egypt Transport Minister meets with vice president of GE about new locomotives
Egypt
November 1, 2017
Egypt Transport Minister meets with vice president of GE about new locomotives
Egypt Transport Minister Hesham Arafat met with a delegation from General Electric (GE) company on Wednesday to discuss the suply…
EBRD to finance Egypt’s purchase of new locomotives
Egypt
August 27, 2017
EBRD to finance Egypt’s purchase of new locomotives
Egypt’s Transport Minister, Hisham Arafat, said Saturday that the government made an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and…
Egypt starts comprehensive plan to develop railway system
Egypt
August 26, 2017
Egypt starts comprehensive plan to develop railway system
The Egyptian government began a plan to develop the railway system headed by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, last Wednesday, after cabinet…