transportation
Photos: Egypt starts trial operation of Spanish luxurious Talgo trains from Cairo to Alex.
Egypt
May 27, 2022
Photos: Egypt starts trial operation of Spanish luxurious Talgo trains from Cairo to Alex.
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport announced starting the trial operation without passengers of the first Spanish luxury train, Talgo, on…
Metro management company announces Ramadan operating hours
Egypt
March 30, 2022
Metro management company announces Ramadan operating hours
The Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation has finalized schedules of the first and second metro lines operation during…
Egypt’s Transport Ministry starts construction of 2nd express train line
Egypt
March 14, 2022
Egypt’s Transport Ministry starts construction of 2nd express train line
The Transport Ministry announced it has begun construction work on the second electric express train line, extending from 6 October…
Egypt’s parliament approves five million Swedish kronor grant
Egypt
March 7, 2022
Egypt’s parliament approves five million Swedish kronor grant
The House of Representatives approved during its plenary session, on Monday the Egyptian Presidential decree #12 of 2022 regarding the…
Metro users between 2 million and 2.5 million a day: official
Egypt
March 4, 2022
Metro users between 2 million and 2.5 million a day: official
Between 2 million and 2.5 million passengers use the metro per day, Essam Waly, head of the National Authority for…
Implementation rate of administrative capital monorail at 28%
Egypt
December 13, 2021
Implementation rate of administrative capital monorail at 28%
The administrative capital monorail project implementation rates amounted to 28.2 percent as civil work were carried out by 32 percent…
Egypt receives 2nd batch of electric train coaches from China
Egypt
November 2, 2021
Egypt receives 2nd batch of electric train coaches from China
The National Authority for Tunnels has received six coaches out of 22 coaches from the total contract for the Electric…
Skypod firm in UAE tied to investment company flagged abroad
Middle East
October 28, 2021
Skypod firm in UAE tied to investment company flagged abroad
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The small, four-seat pod glides above the sands of a test track in Sharjah…
Mini-bus plunges off road into a valley in Iran, killing 16
Middle East
September 2, 2021
Mini-bus plunges off road into a valley in Iran, killing 16
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says 16 people were killed and 12 injured in the country’s west when…
Egypt signs US$4.5 bn financing agreement for first line of high-speed rail
Egypt
September 1, 2021
Egypt signs US$4.5 bn financing agreement for first line of high-speed rail
Egypt has signed a US$4.45 billion agreement that will finance the first line of its high-speed electric train, which will…