Infrastructure

Iraq plans new city next to capital

In order to find solutions to the chaos in Baghdad due to overpopulation, the Iraqi government plans to launch a new city next to the capital.

Omar Sattar | Iraq | Jul 7, 2021

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard June 10, 2021, on a main road outside Baghdad International Airport. Iraq is planning to build a new administrative capital near the airport.

Gaza reconstruction delayed by lack of clarity on process

Egypt and Qatar promised to provide about $1 billion for the reconstruction of Gaza, but there is still no clear agreement on the reconstruction mechanism, how the reconstruction funds will enter and who will lead the process.

Hana Salah | Palestine | Jun 22, 2021

Egyptian workers and bulldozers sent from Egypt help on June 8, 2021, remove the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes last month in Gaza City.

Ethiopia rejects Arab League call for UN to intervene on Nile dam

Ethiopia plans to fill the dam's reservoir again this summer despite Egypt's objections.

Al-Monitor Staff | Egypt | Jun 16, 2021

Egypt expands role in Iraqi reconstruction by building bridges in Mosul

Egypt is seeking to expand its participation in the reconstruction of Iraq amid a growing alliance between Baghdad, Amman and Cairo.

Muhammed Magdy | Egypt | Jun 11, 2021

Iraqi children are seen at the Ninevah Bridge, previously known as Mosul's Old Bridge, during an inauguration ceremony following its reconstruction in the city of Mosul on March 14, 2018.

Egypt sees political, economic gains in Gaza reconstruction

Cairo has launched an initiative to rebuild Gaza, coinciding with cease-fire efforts, through which Egypt seeks to extend its influence over the region and achieve political and economic gains.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Jun 1, 2021

Palestinians wave Egyptian flags while sitting in a vehicle parked beneath a giant billboard depicting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with a quote from him reading in Arabic "Egypt is extremely keen for all the rights of the Palestinian people," as they wait to receive the incoming Egyptian intelligence convoy entering the Gaza Strip on the Palestinian side of Erez border crossing with Israel near Beit Hanoun, May 31, 2021.

Why train accidents are so frequent in Egypt

Despite government efforts to develop the Egyptian railway network, train accidents have become recurrent.

Mostafa Al-Grtly | Egypt | Apr 20, 2021

People watch as a telescopic railway crane lifts an overturned passenger carriage at the scene of a railway accident in the city of Toukh, central Nile Delta province of Qalyubiya, Egypt, April 18, 2021.

11 dead in another Egyptian train crash

Egypt's rail network suffers from mismanagement and poor maintenance, according to state media outlets.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 19, 2021

Egypt, Sudan to build port in border area

Egypt and Sudan agreed to set up a joint committee for the development of the port of Wadi Halfa in Sudan, as part of efforts to boost bilateral relations.

Hagar Hosny | Egypt | Apr 19, 2021

A Sudanese police officer is rowed to a passenger steamboat that has just arrived from Aswan at the Sudanese frontier town of Wadi Halfa on the River Nile, circa 1950.

Another crash in Egypt leaves 20 dead

The road accident near the Nile River follows deadly train and boat incidents in the North African country earlier this year.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 14, 2021

Egyptian prosecutors blame gross negligence for deadly train collision

The March train crash that killed at least 19 people is the latest disaster to strike Egypt's aging rail system.

Al-Monitor Staff | Egypt | Apr 12, 2021

People gather around the wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district of Sohag province, some 460 kilometers (285 miles) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, reportedly killing at least 19 people and injuring scores of others, on March 26, 2021.

Cairo building collapse highlights lax government oversight

In a continuation of the real estate collapse incidents in Egypt, a 10-story property collapsed March 27 in Cairo, resulting in five deaths and injuring many.

Abdulla Kadry | Egypt | Apr 5, 2021

Egyptian Red Crescent members gather at the scene of a building collapse along Kasr el-Nile street in downtown district in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 15, 2020.

Train collision in southern Egypt kills 32, injures dozens

Egypt's railroad authority said the collision occurred after the emergency brakes were activated on one of the trains.

Al-Monitor Staff | Egypt | Mar 26, 2021

People gather around the wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district of Sohag province, some 460 kms (285 miles) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, reportedly killing at least 32 people and injuring scores of others, on March 26, 2021.

Turkey to supply electricity to opposition-held areas in Syria

Authorities affiliated with the opposition in the cities of Tell Abyad and Ras al-Ain in northern Syria recently signed an agreement to import Turkish electricity, as the Syrian regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces continue to control the feeding stations of these areas.

Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Mar 4, 2021

Syrian rebel fighters play a game by candle light, due to electricity cuts on May 26, 2013 in Adana, near the northeastern city of Deir Ezzor. Syria's opposition denounced as "too little, too late" an EU decision to lift an arms embargo on rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. AFP PHOTO / RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Photo credit should read Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP via Getty Images)

How Cairo’s Heliopolis heritage managed to remain uncovered

The residents of Cairo's Heliopolis neighborhood have succeeded in stopping a government decision to build a new bridge in the heart of its historical and heritage area.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Feb 11, 2021

This picture taken on August 18, 2019 shows restoration works ongoing at the historic "Le Palais Hindou" (also known as the "Baron Empain Palace") built by in the early 20th century by Belgian industrialist Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain, in the classical Khmer architectural style of Cambodia's Angkor Wat, in the Egyptian capital Cairo's northeastern Heliopolis district. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt to start building high-speed railway from Red Sea to Mediterranean

Egypt and German’s Siemens recently signed an agreement to start establishing a high-speed railway network connecting the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts, as part of Egypt’s efforts to develop its decaying sector.

Rasha Mahmoud | Originals | Jan 18, 2021

Infrastructure

Iraq plans new city next to capital

In order to find solutions to the chaos in Baghdad due to overpopulation, the Iraqi government plans to launch a new city next to the capital.

Gaza reconstruction delayed by lack of clarity on process

Ethiopia rejects Arab League call for UN to intervene on Nile dam

Egypt expands role in Iraqi reconstruction by building bridges in Mosul

Egypt sees political, economic gains in Gaza reconstruction

Why train accidents are so frequent in Egypt

11 dead in another Egyptian train crash

Egypt, Sudan to build port in border area

Another crash in Egypt leaves 20 dead

Egyptian prosecutors blame gross negligence for deadly train collision

Cairo building collapse highlights lax government oversight

Train collision in southern Egypt kills 32, injures dozens

Turkey to supply electricity to opposition-held areas in Syria

How Cairo’s Heliopolis heritage managed to remain uncovered

Egypt to start building high-speed railway from Red Sea to Mediterranean

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