Cairo Metro
Egypt receives first of 6 new metro vehicles from Korea
Egypt
May 20, 2021
Egypt receives first of 6 new metro vehicles from Korea
The Egyptian Company for the Management and Operation of the Cairo Metro, on Wednesday, received the first of six new…
House of Representatives approves EBRD grant to modernize Cairo Metro’s first line
Egypt
February 9, 2021
House of Representatives approves EBRD grant to modernize Cairo Metro’s first line
Egypt’s House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a grant agreement for technical assistance between Egypt and the European Bank for…
Cairo Metro employs transit police to enforce mask mandate starting Saturday
Egypt
November 16, 2020
Cairo Metro employs transit police to enforce mask mandate starting Saturday
Beginning Saturday, fixed and mobile patrols will monitor Cairo Metro stations and cars to ensure all riders are wearing masks,…
Egypt signs three agreements with global development partners totaling $92.5 million
Business
August 23, 2020
Egypt signs three agreements with global development partners totaling $92.5 million
Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat on Saturday signed three agreements, totaling US$92.5 million, with the French Development Agency (FDA),…
Zamalek’s leaning building: A nightmare turns into reality
Egypt
July 27, 2020
Zamalek’s leaning building: A nightmare turns into reality
Egyptian authorities on Sunday have evacuated an apartment building in Cairo’s Zamalek neighborhood that has begun to sink on one…
Egypt amends metro schedule to align with revised curfew hours
Egypt
June 1, 2020
Egypt amends metro schedule to align with revised curfew hours
The Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation on Sunday amended train schedules on all three of Cairo’s metro lines…
Egypt to operate trains every one and a half minutes to 1st, 2nd metro lines to prevent overcrowding amid virus outbreak
Egypt
March 26, 2020
Egypt to operate trains every one and a half minutes to 1st, 2nd metro lines to prevent overcrowding amid virus outbreak
Egypt is adding two trains to the al-Marg-Helwan first metro line and two trains to the Shubra al-Khaima-al-Munib second line…
Egypt Metro, National Railways release updated schedule following curfew announcement
Egypt
March 24, 2020
Egypt Metro, National Railways release updated schedule following curfew announcement
Egyptian National Railways suspended on Tuesday any movement of trains from 7 pm to 6 am starting Wednesday, March 25…
Egyptian company distributes face masks to Metro commuters, station workers amid virus fears
Egypt
March 11, 2020
Egyptian company distributes face masks to Metro commuters, station workers amid virus fears
The Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation has started distributing face masks to Metro commuters and station workers at…
Excavation work begins for Cairo’s third metro line
Egypt
December 12, 2019
Excavation work begins for Cairo’s third metro line
The “Nefertiti” excavator was preparing on Wednesday to cross down the Nile from the Maspero area toward Zamalek, at a…