metro
Sadat, Giza metro stops to be reopened Saturday
Egypt
September 19, 2013
Sadat, Giza metro stops to be reopened Saturday
Sadat and Giza metro stops will be opened on Saturday, said sources from the Egyptian Company for the Operation and…
Two Brotherhood leaders in metro detained on assault charges
Egypt
September 2, 2013
Two Brotherhood leaders in metro detained on assault charges
Helwan prosecutors on Monday ordered the detention of two Brotherhood leaders for 15 days on charges of assaulting the security…
Rights organizations call for end of dealings with Israel-supporting G4S
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Rights organizations call for end of dealings with Israel-supporting G4S
Rights organisations in a number of Arab countries have called on their governments and the EU to stop dealing with…
Metro passengers rise by 28 million from 2011
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Metro passengers rise by 28 million from 2011
Head of the state-run Metro Company Abdalla Fawzy said that despite recurrent interruptions of metro services due to protests, metro…
Armed men storm metro station and protesters block 6th October Bridge
Egypt
February 11, 2013
Armed men storm metro station and protesters block 6th October Bridge
Dozens of protesters blocked the 6th October Bridge in both directions Monday afternoon, causing traffic jams, state-run news agency MENA…
Separate cars for women on trains starting Wednesday
Egypt
February 5, 2013
Separate cars for women on trains starting Wednesday
The Egyptian Railways Authority is set to enforce women’s-only train cars on several popular routes to and from the capital…
Protesters block October bridge; metro resumes after 40-minute halt
Egypt
January 27, 2013
Protesters block October bridge; metro resumes after 40-minute halt
Demonstrators blocked the 6th of October Bridge Sunday, disrupting traffic in both directions, while metro services resumed after being blocked…
Dismal weather delays enterprise
Egypt
January 9, 2013
Dismal weather delays enterprise
At least eight people have been injured in vehicle crashes due to inclement weather that has brought sand storms and…
Egypt and Korea sign agreement for new metro trains
Egypt
December 19, 2012
Egypt and Korea sign agreement for new metro trains
The government signed a contract Wednesday with South Korea for 20 air-conditioned trains to be used on the Helwan-Marg line…
Unidentified suspects throw rocks on Sadat station metro tracks to halt service
Egypt
December 12, 2012
Unidentified suspects throw rocks on Sadat station metro tracks to halt service
About 20 people hurled stones onto the tracks at Sadat metro station downtown in an attempt to halt trains before…