Court adjourns appeal against halting activities of Uber, Careem to Saturday

CAIRO - 28 April 2018: The Higher Administrative Court has adjourned till Saturday looking into an appeal filed by the State Lawsuits Authority along with Uber and Careem companies against a previous verdict halting both firms' activities in Egypt.

In March, a Cairo court ordered halting the activities of Uber and Careem companies and referring the case to the State Commissioners Authority for its legal opinion after a number of taxi drivers had pressed charges against the two ride-sharing companies.

The plaintiffs said the two companies use privately-owned vehicles for commercial purposes in violation of the Egyptian law.