Train Crash
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
Egypt
November 17, 2012
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
As news of the train collision with a school bus and the deaths of at least 50 people spread throughout…
Update: Death toll rises to 51 in Assiut train-bus collision
Egypt
November 17, 2012
Update: Death toll rises to 51 in Assiut train-bus collision
State TV has reported that the number of people killed in a collision between a school bus and a train…
Monday’s papers: All aboard the death train
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Monday’s papers: All aboard the death train
A train crash in Fayoum that left at least three dead and more than 40 injured Saturday continues to stir…
Popular Current accuses president, PM of negligence in train crash
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Popular Current accuses president, PM of negligence in train crash
The Popular Current accused the president and prime minister of negligence after four people were killed and 40 injured when…
Update: No deaths in train crash, ministry says
Egypt
July 17, 2012
Update: No deaths in train crash, ministry says
The Health Ministry announced that no one was killed when a passenger train was derailed and caught fire in Giza…
3 train accidents in Beheira
Egypt
April 9, 2010
3 train accidents in Beheira
Three train accidents took place in the governorate of Beheira between the hours of 10:25 PM and 11:25 PM, resulting…
Reduced sentences for train crash culprits
Egypt
March 16, 2010
Reduced sentences for train crash culprits
The Ayyat Misdemeanor Appeal Court issued reduced sentences on Tuesday for those responsible for a train crash last October in…
Today’s news: Complaints against H1N1 vaccinations, Ayaat train drivers sentenced, activists file case against Gaza wall
Egypt
January 5, 2010
Today’s news: Complaints against H1N1 vaccinations, Ayaat train drivers sentenced, activists file case against Gaza wall
Peace talks again made headlines today in all mainstream papers as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with Palestinian Authority President…
Al-Masry Al-Youm aboard train 152
Egypt
November 8, 2009
Al-Masry Al-Youm aboard train 152
It's only a stone's throw from Giza to Fayyoum. The distance can be covered in one hour by a car.…
Cabinet meeting ends without word of reshuffle
Features/Interviews
November 5, 2009
Cabinet meeting ends without word of reshuffle
A meeting of Egypt's Council of Ministers on Wednesday ended without any mention of a cabinet reshuffle, despite a tempest…