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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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World
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International
9/9/2022 3:39:48 PM
British railway and postal workers, at the forefront of sector-wide strikes over a cost-of-living crisis, have halted upcoming walkouts following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
9/4/2022 6:30:36 PM
Egypt is set to officially open the first line of its three-line high-speed train network – the country's first-ever electric railway – on 7 November, a statement by the Ministry of Transport said on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/24/2022 6:36:31 PM
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly oversaw on Wednesday the signing of a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to locally manufacture and import 320 new air-conditioned metro carriages.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/24/2022 5:31:38 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Transportation has been building the Bashteel Railway Station in Giza governorate since 2020, with the aim of serving passengers travelling to and from Upper Egypt.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/21/2022 6:08:44 PM
Minister of Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir ordered on Sunday speeding up the transformation of the ministry's Railway Goods Transport Sector into a multimodal transport company independent of the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA).
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World
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International
8/20/2022 1:25:13 PM
Railway staff in Britain on Saturday staged the latest in a series of strikes, the second in three days, as decades-high inflation hit salaries and prompted walkouts across various industries.
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World
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International
8/19/2022 2:56:01 PM
Public transport workers in London held fresh strikes Friday over pay and conditions, cutting services on almost all underground and overground rail lines that link up the UK capital.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/16/2022 2:03:33 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Transport – represented by the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) – has signed a preliminary agreement with a consortium of German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Egyptian private-sector company El-Sewedi Electric on the management and operation of the country's first high-speed electric train network.
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World
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International
8/13/2022 1:06:41 PM
Thousands of U.K. train drivers walked off the job Saturday in a strike over jobs, pay and conditions, scuppering services across much of the country. The action was the latest in a spreading series of strikes by British workers seeking substantial raises to offset soaring prices for food and fuel.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/7/2022 12:53:09 PM
At least eight people were killed and 13 injured after two trucks collided on Sunday in Upper Egypt's Minya governorate, around 270 kilometres from the capital Cairo, authorities said.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/5/2022 1:01:00 PM
Amid the ongoing development and improvements in recent years of the roads and railway sector in Egypt, news of current major accidents drew headlines for their relatively large death tolls.
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