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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
2/1/2023 5:31:51 PM
Chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said a ship broke down on Wednesday while transiting the Egyptian waterway due to a technical fault, but didn't affect the marine traffic.
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World
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International
1/24/2023 3:09:27 PM
One of the busiest train stations in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown on Tuesday after vandals triggered a major signal malfunction by setting cables on fire.
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/23/2023 1:28:31 PM
"We all hope to double this figure to reach 25-30 million by the year 2028," Minister of Tourism Ahmed Issa said, indicating that "the government is currently giving a lot of incentives to the private sector to double tourist traffic coming to Egypt."
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World
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Region
1/21/2023 7:11:30 PM
Greece prevented around 260,000 migrants from entering illegally in 2022 and arrested 1,500 traffickers, an official said Saturday.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
1/20/2023 2:01:22 PM
Egypt’s Court of Cassation reduced on Thursday sentences against prominent businessman and former MP Hassan Rateb to three years in addition to a EGP 1 million fine for illegally excavating and trafficking in antiquities.
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World
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Region
1/16/2023 1:04:23 PM
A cargo ship carrying Ukrainian peas ran aground in Istanbul due to a rudder failure Monday, briefly suspending traffic in the Bosphorus, officials said.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
1/9/2023 9:43:28 AM
Traffic in the Egyptian Suez Canal proceeded normally after the MV Glory vessel that had broken down while transiting the international waterway earlier on Monday was towed away to a nearby maritime park, according to the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).
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World
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Region
1/8/2023 2:52:52 PM
Iraqi authorities reopened Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital after it was closed and reopened several times in recent years.
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World
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Region
1/7/2023 4:53:31 PM
Baghdad International Airport resumed its air traffic on Saturday after a temporary suspension due to bad weather conditions.
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World
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International
1/6/2023 5:15:55 PM
Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects were killed in the operation to arrest Ovidio Guzman, son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican government said Friday.
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World
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Region
1/2/2023 5:28:36 PM
Tram and bus workers in the Tunisian capital staged a strike over delays in salaries and the lack of an end-of-year bonus Monday, creating traffic jams across Tunis.
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World
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International
1/2/2023 3:54:38 PM
Residents of a Northern California community were ordered to evacuate ahead of imminent flooding, and evacuation warnings were in place elsewhere in rural parts of the region on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways.
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World
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International
1/1/2023 10:08:26 PM
California was drying out and digging out on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, snarling traffic and closing major highways.
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World
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International
12/31/2022 10:52:59 PM
A powerful storm Saturday ushered in the new year in California, with much of the state witnessing drenching rain or heavy snowfall that was snarling traffic and closing highways.
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World
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Region
12/27/2022 2:04:48 PM
A passenger bus slammed into a parked truck on a highway in the Sudanese city of Omdurman early on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people, police said.
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World
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War in Ukraine
12/18/2022 10:03:56 PM
Heavy snowfall descended on the Russian capital on Sunday, disrupting traffic, delaying flights and leaving pavements buried with snow.
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Business
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Economy
11/22/2022 11:08:52 AM
Passenger traffic at Dubai international airport returned to pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter, a statement said on Tuesday, with volumes nearing 18.5 million at the major aviation hub.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/7/2022 1:34:05 PM
Environmental activists snarled rush hour motorway traffic around London on Monday after climbing onto overhead gantries, despite police making preemptive arrests.
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World
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Africa
11/1/2022 10:44:37 PM
The Treasury Department announced sanctions Tuesday against a weapons trafficking network affiliated with the Islamic State group in Somalia and the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which are accused of carrying out deadly terrorist acts on civilians including car bombings.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/12/2022 6:16:12 PM
A cargo ship traffic jam stretched as far as the eye could see off Istanbul, where a key deal to get Ukraine grain to market has translated into major hold-ups.
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