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Egypt
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Defence
9/18/2023 8:10:42 PM
Egypt's Armed Forces announced on Monday that nine military personnel, including officers and other ranks, were either killed or injured after a transport truck carrying ammunition overturned in Sharqiya Governorate.
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World
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Region
9/11/2023 1:33:35 PM
India hailed its "strategic" partnership with oil-rich Saudi Arabia on Monday, days after unveiling a major trade and transport route linking Europe, the Middle East and India as part of a broad alliance.
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Business
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Economy
9/4/2023 12:56:03 PM
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) signed a €340 million ($367.05 million) contract with the Orascom Construction and French electrical systems company Thale to develop the Cairo-Beni Suef railway corridor.
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World
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International
9/3/2023 7:26:02 PM
Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay home and flights, rail transport, ferry services, classes and outdoor events were suspended, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
9/3/2023 6:45:14 PM
Egypt will receive the first regional train for the first line of its high-speed electric railway in the second half of October, with the remaining trains arriving later as per schedule, Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir said on Sunday.
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World
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Region
9/2/2023 5:32:40 PM
Iraq's prime minister on Saturday inaugurated construction work on what is slated to become the first railway line connecting the country to neighbouring Iran, a major political and economic partner.
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Business
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Economy
8/24/2023 8:25:28 PM
The General Authority for Land and Dry Ports (GALDP) has signed a 30-year agreement with Swiss MEDLOG Transport & Logistics company to develop a dry port and a logistics centre in the 10th of Ramadan City.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/21/2023 1:42:25 PM
Sudanese authorities' slow customs clearance procedures have caused congestion at Egypt-Sudan border crossings, resulting in a long line-up of trucks, Egypt's Ministry of Transport said in a statement on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/16/2023 7:27:46 PM
Egypt has drawn up a plan to modernize its river transport network in ordert to reduce road congestion, lower fuel consumption by 64 percent, and decrease accidents by using waterways to transport passengers and goods.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/3/2023 7:21:50 PM
Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir announced on Thursday that 15 air-conditioned passenger locomotives have arrived at Alexandria port from Hungary.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/2/2023 7:55:37 PM
Egyptian Catering & Services Co. (Abela Egypt) announced on Tuesday that it began operating and managing all aspects of sleeper trains from Cairo to Upper Egypt after a handover from the National Sleeping Trains Company.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
7/30/2023 7:22:23 PM
Cairo-based financial services company Banknbox announced the opening of its $10 million regional headquarters in Egypt to provide an integrated platform of banking solutions, electronic payments, smart transportation tech, and digital government payment solutions, among others, according to a press release on Sunday.
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World
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International
7/23/2023 4:28:07 PM
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/22/2023 12:51:57 PM
Foreign tourist yachts can now receive a visa within 30 minutes upon applying for them via an online portal, the Ministry of Transport announced in a statement on Saturday.
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World
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International
7/9/2023 5:23:55 PM
France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks during the July 14 national holiday weekend, following riots sparked by the police killing a teenager, the government said Sunday.
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World
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International
6/30/2023 8:51:57 PM
France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation, with commuters rushing home before transport services closed early to avoid being targeted by rioters.
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World
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International
6/30/2023 12:52:29 PM
Public transport in Paris was disrupted on Friday after protesters angered by the killing of a teenager by police destroyed a dozen buses in a depot in the north of the French capital overnight.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/22/2023 12:08:51 AM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Henri Poupart-Lafarge, the CEO of the France-based multinational rail transport giant Alstom, discussed in a meeting on Wednesday in Paris opportunities for the company to expand its operations in Egypt.
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World
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Africa
6/12/2023 1:20:17 PM
Nigeria's new president Bola Tinubu on Monday urged Nigerians to accept more sacrifice in return for later investments after his government ended a long-standing fuel subsidy in a measure that has spiked petrol, transport and food prices.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
6/10/2023 3:10:08 PM
Don’t hesitate to take advantage of the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holidays to see the country by rail, as the Egyptian National Railways will be increasing the number of passenger trains running some of the most popular routes.
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