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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
3/22/2023 7:03:10 PM
Egypt has signed a cooperation protocol with Spanish high-speed train manufacturer Talgo to manufacture railway passenger carriages domestically.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
3/8/2023 11:07:00 PM
Egypt’s Prosecution issued orders to detain the driver of the train that crashed into the platform before derailing at a railway station in Qalioubiya governorate killing four people and injuring 23 others on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
3/8/2023 12:31:33 PM
Casualties in the Egyptian Nile Delta train accident have increased to four deaths and 23 injuries, the Ministry of Health and Population announced on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
3/7/2023 5:31:46 PM
Egypt's Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir said on Tuesday that Africa urgently needs to build about 18,000 km of railway lines by 2040 to cover the shortage it is facing in rail transport projects, adding that this requires huge investments.
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World
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International
3/5/2023 7:53:55 PM
French trade unions are heading for what is expected to be a decisive showdown with President Emmanuel Macron over pension reform, with massive strikes from Tuesday aiming to bring the country "to a standstill".
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
1/19/2023 5:32:00 PM
Egypt’s Cabinet has agreed – in principle, pending review by the State Council – to grant the rights to manage catering services on the country's air-conditioned and sleeper trains to Abela Egypt, a private Egyptian catering company owned by business tycoon Naguib Sawiris.
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World
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International
1/6/2023 2:49:41 PM
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday urged public-sector unions to hold talks with the government next week as a wave of strikes hits hospitals, railways, and other critical areas.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/3/2023 10:19:04 PM
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/2/2023 11:06:09 PM
The Egyptian National Railway Authority announced on Monday the prices of train tickets in US dollars for foreigners looking to book seats on the cross-country Alexandria-Aswan train.
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World
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International
12/22/2022 7:56:59 PM
France's railways face a 100-million-euro ($106-million) bill over a Christmas rail strike organised by ticket inspectors without union backing which has caused a major backlash from travellers, a minister said on Thursday.
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World
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Africa
12/20/2022 6:37:42 PM
Tanzania on Tuesday signed a $2.2-billion contract with a Chinese company to build the final section of a railway line aimed at linking the country's main port with its neighbours.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
11/24/2022 10:59:20 PM
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.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
11/8/2022 6:07:16 PM
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.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/22/2022 10:30:13 PM
In Romania, protesters blew horns and banged drums to voice their dismay over the rising cost of living. People across France took to the streets to demand pay increases that keep pace with inflation. Czech demonstrators rallied against government handling of the energy crisis. British railway staff and German pilots held strikes to push for better pay as prices rise.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/16/2022 10:58:02 AM
Steve Lang can see catastrophic erosion worsened by climate change happening in real time along one of the world's most scenic railroad lines, where the sea is swallowing homes, tracks and California's beautiful beaches.
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World
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International
10/8/2022 2:50:40 PM
Most train services across the U.K. were cancelled Saturday as thousands of rail workers staged the latest in a string of strikes over jobs, pay and working conditions.
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World
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International
10/5/2022 8:05:56 PM
Train travel in Britain was disrupted on Wednesday by the latest in a string of strikes by railway workers over wages.
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Business
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Economy
10/4/2022 1:39:47 PM
The World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a $400 million development financing agreement to decarbonise transport infrastructure in Egypt by developing an Alexandria–6th of October–Greater Cairo Area (GCA) railway corridor, the Ministry of International Cooperation announced on Monday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
9/22/2022 4:53:38 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Transportation Kamel El-Wazir witnessed Wednesday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the training of drivers from the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) by German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB).
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World
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International
9/15/2022 2:39:28 PM
President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections.
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