Assiut bus-train collision
Workers sentenced to prison for roles in Assiut train accident
Egypt
June 29, 2013
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
January 23, 2013
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
January 20, 2013
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
January 14, 2013
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
January 12, 2013
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
December 2, 2012
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
November 20, 2012
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
November 20, 2012
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
November 20, 2012
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
November 19, 2012
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…