Court adjourns appeal filed by Uber, Careem till August 25

CAIRO - 23 June: The Higher Administrative Court adjourned till August 25 appeals filed by Uber and Careem against a previous ruling halts 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 to give a 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.