An Egyptian ferry with 1,230 passengers caught fire after leaving the Jordanian port of Aqaba Thursday.
“Billa,” belonging to the company “Arabian Bridge,” caught fire 20 miles from Aqaba on route to the port of Nuweiba in the Sinai Peninsula. (...)
Head of the Red Sea ports' authority Abdel Kadir said all Egyptian passengers of the Billa ferry arrived at Akaba port and none died.
He said 27 suffered from smoke inhalation and one Jordanian died. He drowned while escaping from the flames. It (...)
Cairo Metro workers on the "Marg-Helwan" line stopped the metro after they went on strike to protest the resignation of Metro Company president Mohamed al-Sheemi.
Metro drivers on the "Giza-Shubra" line reduced the trains' speed to 40 kpm (25 (...)
CAIRO: Studies and designs for Cairo's fourth metro line were announced by National Authority for Tunnels head engineer Atta al-Sherbini on Tuesday.
The fourth metro line will extend from the Ring Road close to the entrance of 6 October City to (...)
Ahmed Sarhan, a former officer in the State Security Investigations Service (SSI), announced he will run for the presidency. He has a complete electoral program and said he participated in the January 25 Revolution.
Sarhan said he resigned from the (...)
The chairman of Red Sea Company for navigation, Abdel Majid Matar, said Pakistani warship saved the crew of Om Fi Suez ship, which contained 23 sailors. The ship sank 81 miles away from Omani coast on its way back to Al-Adabeya port in (...)