CAIRO – 17 May 2022: Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir told to Al watan newspaper Monday that the High-Speed Electric Train will be extended to Toshki and East Owainat in the Western Desert through Aswan. That is to facilitate the transportation...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 27 April 2022: Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir and Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Osama Rabie discussed Monday possible joint cooperation to build an Egyptian fleet of bulk carriers and assistive vessels. The meeting comes upon the...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 24 February 2022: Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir received Tuesday the representatives of nine Austrian locomotive companies. During the meeting, the minister got briefed by Plasser & Theurer officials on the status of supplying...اقرأ المزيد
A French company will be managing the third line of Cairo Metro starting June 25 according to Minster of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir. He denied that this new procedure will be accompanied with raising the Metro tickets prices. The minister said that President...اقرأ المزيد
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi convened Sunday with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir to follow up on under-progress projects in the sector instructing the introduction of a new seaport. With regard to roads,...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir apologized on Saturday for the Sohag train collision, promising to upgrade the railways in a high-tech system so human error may be avoided. “I offer my sincere condolences for the victims and wish the injured a...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir instructed Friday carrying out psychological check-ups on railway workers who deal with passengers – like ticket venders and train supervisors – as part of the periodical training they receive. The decision...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir stated in a phone-in Tuesday that President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi had asked him about the status of Egyptian ports after the explosion of Beirut Port. Wazir’s answer was affirming the presence of abandoned...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir held a meeting Sunday with the chairperson and board members of the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) to follow up on the accomplishment rate of the development of stations and railways. The set plan provides the...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir revealed on Tuesday that the ministry plans to establish a company that manages rail freight transport. The company will be independent administratively and financially from the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA)...اقرأ المزيد