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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
In 2011, amid the tumultuous political fervor that gripped Egypt, I felt a profound need for mental catharsis. To disentangle myself from the whirlwind around me, I sought solace in a book that would transport me far from the realm of politics.
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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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Business
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Energy
6/9/2023 5:00:17 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN climate change high-level champion for Egypt, stated that Africa needs to maximize the production and export of green hydrogen by increasing demand and reducing production, transport and storage costs.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
6/8/2023 7:00:27 PM
The Dubai-based Egyptian company Swvl has become the first company to acquire a license for transporting people in Egypt using an app, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Transport on Thursday.
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World
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Africa
6/7/2023 5:35:09 PM
Adikiny Olwenge, Team leader at COMESA’s Support to Air Transport Sector Development (SATSD) programme, called for the establishment of a unified market for air transport in Africa to boost tourism and trade in the continent.
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World
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Region
5/27/2023 3:39:01 PM
Iraq on Saturday presented an ambitious plan to turn itself into a regional transportation hub by developing its road and rail infrastructure, linking Europe with the Gulf and other Middle East countries.
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World
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International
5/17/2023 3:02:17 PM
Iran and Russia on Wednesday signed an agreement to construct the final part in the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) that connects Russia to the Gulf and India.
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