Egypt Independent Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir and ambassador of Jordan to Cairo Amjad al-Adayleh, discussed reactivating a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between transport companies in Egypt, Iraq and Jordan to serve passengers between the three countries at a standard ticket price of US$130. They stressed, “the importance of …
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Egypt Independent Thunderstorms and flooding in Egypt entered a second day on Friday, interrupting daily life in much of the country, including the capital Cairo, as the death toll rose to 18, authorities said. Most of the fatalities took place in rural areas and run-down slums. At least six …
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Egypt Today A Cairo criminal court on Monday sentenced the main defendant in the Ramses Railway Station train accident to 15 years in prison and a £E 8.89 million fine. The tragic accident took place in Cairo in February 2019, killing 31 people and injuring 17 others. It represents …
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Ahram Online The Egyptian Ministy of Transport received 10 new locomotives from the United States on Thursday. They are the first batch of a 110-locomotives agreement signed between the Egyptian government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). “The deal is part of the transport ministry plan to …
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Egypt Today The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) needs 12 rail test machines to detect and repair defects in railways, an official source told Egypt Today on Monday revealing that contracts to purchase eight of those are being finalized. ERA will receive four rail test machines worth €8.5 million by …
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Egypt Independent Ministry of Transport on Monday signed a €157 million purchase and supply contract for six new air-conditioned railway trains manufactured by the Spanish company TALGO. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will participate in funding the contract’s amount, according to Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir. …
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Last week’s tragic accident at Cairo’s main railway station has underlined the railway network’s need for more investment through public-private partnerships Hatem Ezz El-Din The tragic photographs and videos of burned corpses scattered around Cairo’s main Ramses Railway Station after a train collision last week were truly heart breaking. …
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Egyptianstreets The former chief of Egyptian Armed Forces’ engineering corps, Kamel Al-Wazir has been approved by the Egyptian Parliament to be appointed as the new minister of transportation. “The appointment came hours after former transport minister Hesham Arafat resigned following a tragic Cairo train crash on 27 February, leaving 22 …
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Egypt Independent The Egyptian Railway Authority officially announced that starting from February 3, smart cards would be available for any cancer patient across the country granting them free train rides, alongside a companion. The statement reported that patients would receive these smart cards 15 days before traveling or after …
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