Transport
At 6:00 AM, the monorail will commence its journey along its full 56-kilometer route.
The network of the National Railways Authority of Egypt includes 709 train stations across the country.
For the second consecutive day, the Egyptian Committee continued its “Eid Joy 2” campaign, providing free transportation between the governorates of the Gaza Strip.
The meeting also aimed to exchange views on regional developments in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region.
Egyptian Minister of Transport, Lieutenant General Kamel El-Wazir, received Ambassador Richard Mutayoba Makanzo, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to Cairo.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reviewed the general plan for Damietta Port development and ongoing infrastructure projects during a Wednesday meeting with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir.
Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir affirmed that the Egypt-Chad road represents a strategic axis.
The Ministry of Transport is organizing the sixth edition of the TransMEA Smart Transport, Logistics, and Industry Exhibition and Conference under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, from November 9–11, 2025, with the participation of more than 500 companies from 30 countries.
El-Wazir praised the fruitful collaboration in strategic projects, particularly in transport, while expressing interest in expanding cooperation in manufacturing and industrial development.
Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel el Wazir has announced the beginning of the pilot operation of the first phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli inspected on Saturday the pilot operation of the first phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on the Ring Road.
The General Authority for Roads and Bridges continues to work on training drivers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in a prelude to operate the first phase of the BRT project.
The meeting also included the updates of transport projects with African states, and that consist of roads, maritime and inland shipping lines, and railways.
Egyptian Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel Wazir said the geopolitical risks emerging from unprecedented challenges and conflicts in the region caused more complication of transport and trade movement and hampered supply chains worldwide.
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi arrived Saturday at the opening of the Upper Egypt train station in Bashtil, Giza.
In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said Wazir convened with France's Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge.
Sources told Al Mal newspaper that the Ministry of Transport would receive the first batch of the vehicles of the bus-rapid-transit (BRT) within days.
The meeting, held at the Ministry of Transport headquarters, focused on accelerating the development of Cairo's metro system and promoting Japanese investment in Egypt.
The two countries also signed an MoU on cooperation in the transport sector.
That is in tandem with setting a plan to connect them with railways and inland ports.
