Egypt - Urban & Transport

Six killed and two injured in a road accident in Upper Egypt

Six were killed and two injured when a pickup truck collided with a microbus south of Minya on the Cairo-Aswan Agricultural Highway Monday afternoon.

12 workers injured in accident on Sokhna-Katameya road

Twelve workers were injured in a road accident on Sokhna-Katameya road after a microbus rolled over in front of a cement company on Katameya road.

Egypt's PM directs speedy compensation for relocated Warraq island residents

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has urged expediting measures to pay compensations to residents of Warraq island in north Cairo, who will leave their homes due to development work.

Egypt confronting two-fold challenge of creating new jobs and guaranteeing living wages: Sisi

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said that Egypt is confronting a two-fold problem since it must not only create jobs for the large number of those entering the labour market every year but also guarantee decent minimum wages to the workforce.

In Photos: Egypt to locally manufacture 100 electric buses for Cairo Ring Road

Egypt will locally manufacture 100 electric buses to operate on the 110-kilometre Ring Road in Greater Cairo as part of the newly introduced eco-friendly Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

6 killed, 8 injured in collision on Western Desert Road

Six people were killed and eight others injured when a microbus collided with a pickup truck on the New Valley Road in the Western Desert Road in Upper Egypt's governorate of Luxor on Saturday, the Egyptian state news agency MENA reported.

Two tourists killed, others injured in bus collision in southern Egypt

A tourist bus collided with a truck on a highway in southern Egypt on Thursday morning, killing at least two people, a tourist from China and one from Italy, and injuring five others, including two Egyptians and three foreigners.

President Sisi inaugurates first phase of New Mansoura smart city

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi attended on Thursday the inauguration of the first phase of New Mansoura smart city, which overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, stretching for nearly 15 kilometres with a plan to accommodate over 1.5 million people.

Egypt's Senate gives approval to bill allowing settlement of wider scope of building code violations

Following three days of intensive debates, Egypt’s Senate gave the thumbs up Tuesday to a new bill that would allow a wider scope of illegal building violations to be settled and reconciled.

Egypt working to overhaul municipal services nationwide: Minister

Egypt has spent approximately EGP 12.3 billion on municipal development projects from July to mid-November, Minister of Local Development Hisham Amna said on Saturday.

Egypt & French Development Agency to develop signaling system on Tanta-Mansoura-Damietta railway line

The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) signed an agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) on Thursday to develop the signaling and communication systems of the 119-kilometre Tanta-Mansoura-Damietta railway line in northern Egypt.

Egypt to engage civil society in Warraq island development

Egypt will engage with civil society groups that have “successful experience in service and community field work” to enhance the state’s urban development efforts on Warraq Nile island, according to the presidency.

Egypt, Lebanon discuss launching ro-ro line to boost trade

Egypt and Lebanon discussed Monday launching a ro-ro (roll-on/roll-off) line with the aim of increasing import/export trade between the two countries.

1 killed, 11 injured as microbus overturns on Aswan desert road

A 60-year-old man was killed and 11 more people were injured when a microbus overturned on the Aswan-Cairo desert road on Monday.

Egypt's irrigation ministry on alert for heavy rain season

Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hany Sewilam has issued instructions to raise the level of readiness at all irrigation, drainage, and mechanics departments in preparation for the rainfall season.

12 people killed, 27 injured in collision on Zafarana-Ras Ghareb road

12 people were killed and 27 injured when a bus collided with a heavy transport truck Sunday on the Zafarana-Ras Ghareb road, 40 kilometres north of Ras Ghareb in the Red Sea governorate, authorities reported.

Egypt launches national Sustainable Cities Initiative with World Bank at COP27

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development Hisham Amna and Minister of International Cooperation Rania El-Mashat launched the Egyptian Sustainable Cities Initiative in cooperation with the World Bank to enhance sustainable solutions in Egyptian cities.

At least 24 killed, several injured as minibus overturns into canal off Cairo-Mansoura Road

At least 24 were killed and several others injured on Saturday morning after a minibus overturned and fell into a canal off the Cairo-Mansoura Road in Daqahliya governorate in the Nile Delta.

Egypt signs contract with German Deutsche Bahn to operate first high-speed electric railway

Egypt signed on Tuesday a contract with a consortium of German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Egyptian private-sector company El-Sewedi Electric to manage and operate the first line of the country's first high-speed electric train network.

Explainer: Everything you need to know about Egypt’s first unified emergency number 112

Egypt is closer to having its first-ever single emergency helpline after President Abdel-Fatteh El-Sisi inaugurated the project's main control centre in Mokkatam on Monday.

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