Railroads
CNN: Seven grand hotels with deep railroad roots
Life & Style
April 9, 2016
CNN: Seven grand hotels with deep railroad roots
Hotels and railroads go way back. The relationship worked: Travelers needed somewhere to sleep, so railroad companies built hotels.Though the earliest…
Initial losses from Fayoum train accident LE9 million
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Initial losses from Fayoum train accident LE9 million
Mostafa Qinawy, president of the Egyptian National Railways Authority, has said the initial losses from the Fayoum train accident were…
Cairo-Alexandria routes reopened after morning protest blockages
Egypt
August 16, 2012
Cairo-Alexandria routes reopened after morning protest blockages
The railway and agricultural road routes between Cairo and Alexandria were reopened Thursday afternoon, after being completely blocked earlier in…
Body of nuclear scientist found near Cairo railroad
Egypt
August 6, 2012
Body of nuclear scientist found near Cairo railroad
Prosecutors in the Cairo neighborhood of Waily have ordered an autopsy for the body of Wadea Wahby Girgis, a nuclear…
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Egypt
August 2, 2012
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Seventeen strikes and sit-ins protesting water and power cuts have disrupted the railways in Upper and Lower Egypt over…
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Protests and labor strikes that have blocked railways over the last 18 months have cost the state more than LE726…
Railways need urgent help, says official
Egypt
July 12, 2012
Railways need urgent help, says official
The Egyptian Railway Authority needs urgent help from state agencies to save the railway lines, said authority head Hany Hegab…
Recent protests caused railway passengers delay equal to 300 hours, authority says
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Recent protests caused railway passengers delay equal to 300 hours, authority says
Professional protests and labor strikes blocking railways over the last week have caused 7 million passengers delays amounting to 300…
Upper Egypt-bound trains halt as bus drivers block railways
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Upper Egypt-bound trains halt as bus drivers block railways
Railway movement in Upper Egypt came to a halt Monday after dozens of car and bus drivers blocked railroads in the Minya…
April 6 activist detention extended on accusation of anti-govt intent
Egypt
March 8, 2012
April 6 activist detention extended on accusation of anti-govt intent
The public prosecutor in Assiut on Wednesday extended the detention of an April 6 Youth Movement activist who is accused…