Badrashin train accident
Activist Hassan Mostafa acquitted
Egypt
November 3, 2013
Activist Hassan Mostafa acquitted
The Alexandria Criminal Court acquitted activist Hassan Mostafa on Sunday.
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…
Transport minister takes responsibility for train wreck, won’t resign
Egypt
January 15, 2013
Transport minister takes responsibility for train wreck, won’t resign
Transportation Minister Hatem Abdel Latif on Tuesday said he is “politically responsible” for the train wreck in the Badrashin district…
Activists delay train in Ismailia during Badrashin disaster protest
Egypt
January 15, 2013
Activists delay train in Ismailia during Badrashin disaster protest
Dozens of members of revolutionary groups protested in front of the Ismailia train station Tuesday, delaying a military train…
Update: Protesters block railway at Ramses station sit-in
Egypt
January 15, 2013
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…
Update: Calm returns after protest clashes in Alexandria
Egypt
January 15, 2013
Update: Calm returns after protest clashes in Alexandria
Calm returned to Alexandria's main train station late Tuesday afternoon after clashes erupted at a protest there earlier in the…