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Arab News
16 hours ago
- Arab News
Child labourers among 19 dead in Egypt road accident: state media
CAIRO: A road accident in northern Egypt killed 19 people on Friday, most of them teenage girls working as day laborers, state media reported. A truck collided with the minibus carrying the laborers to their place of work from their home village of Kafr Al-Sanabsa in the Nile Delta, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Cairo, state-owned newspaper Akhbar Al-Youm reported. According to a list of the names and ages of the dead published by another state-owned daily, Al-Ahram, most of the workers were teenagers — two of them just 14. Egyptian media dubbed the girls 'martyrs for their daily bread.' Road accidents are common in Egypt, where traffic rules are unevenly enforced and many roads are in poor repair. Accidents often involve underage laborers traveling to work in overcrowded minibuses in rural areas. At least 1.3 million minors are engaged in some form of child labor in Egypt, according to official figures.
CTV News
21 hours ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
19 killed in a road collision in Egypt's Nile Delta region
This is a locator map for Egypt with its capital, Cairo. (AP Photo) CAIRO — A truck and a microbus collided on a road in Egypt on Friday, killing 19 people, officials said. The microbus was carrying workers on a regional road in the city of Ashmoun, in the Nile Delta governorate of Menoufia, as they were heading to their jobs, according to a statement by the Labour Ministry. Three people survived the crash. The victims, including the injured, were transferred to General Ashmoun hospital, according to local media reports. Labour Minister Mohamed Gebran ordered authorities to take the necessary measures to disburse compensation to victims' families, sending up to 200,000 Egyptian pounds (about US$4,000) to the families of those deceased and 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($400) to each injured person. Menoufia's governor, Ibrahim Abu Leimon. said that the cause of the crash would be urgently investigated, and he called on the transportation ministry to reassess safety measures on the regional road, according to local media outlet Al-Masry Al-Youm. Deadly traffic collisions claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Speeding, bad roads and poor enforcement of traffic laws are the main reasons behind most of the crashes. The Associated Press
Associated Press
a day ago
- Automotive
- Associated Press
19 killed in a road collision in Egypt's Nile Delta region
CAIRO (AP) — A truck and a microbus collided on a road in Egypt on Friday, killing 19 people, officials said. The microbus was carrying workers on a regional road in the city of Ashmoun, in the Nile Delta governorate of Menoufia, as they were heading to their jobs, according to a statement by the Labor Ministry. Three people survived the crash. The victims, including the injured, were transferred to General Ashmoun hospital, according to local media reports. Labor Minister Mohamed Gebran ordered authorities to take the necessary measures to disburse compensation to victims' families, sending up to 200,000 Egyptian pounds (about $4,000) to the families of those deceased and 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($400) to each injured person. Menoufia's governor, Ibrahim Abu Leimon. said that the cause of the crash would be urgently investigated, and he called on the transportation ministry to reassess safety measures on the regional road, according to local media outlet Al-Masry Al-Youm. Deadly traffic collisions claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Speeding, bad roads and poor enforcement of traffic laws are the main reasons behind most of the crashes.
Zawya
2 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Egypt: EGAS awards 6 natural gas exploration blocks worth $245mln
Arab Finance: The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has awarded six new exploration blocks to a group of international companies, with expected investments totaling approximately $245 million, as per a statement. The awards include four offshore blocks in the Mediterranean, offered under the 2024 international bid round through the Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG), along with two onshore blocks in the Nile Delta and North Sinai. The agreements involve drilling at least 13 new exploratory wells during the designated exploration period. Chevron Egypt and Shell secured two offshore blocks, North Samian and Northwest Atoll, where they plan to drill two exploratory wells in each. IEOC Production, a subsidiary of Eni, was awarded the North Ras El Tin offshore block and will drill three wells. Cheiron Egypt obtained the East Alexandria offshore block, also committing to three exploratory wells. IPR will operate the North Tanta onshore block in the Nile Delta and plans to drill two wells. Perenco was awarded the El Fayrouz onshore block in North Sinai and intends to carry out a 3D seismic survey along with one exploratory well. These developments are in line with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources' broader efforts to enhance the exploration landscape and increase Egypt's hydrocarbon output. Additional investment opportunities remain available through the EUG, including several undeveloped offshore discoveries in the Mediterranean. Bidding for these areas is open until July 2nd, 2025, with results to be announced shortly after. © 2020-2023 Arab Finance For Information Technology. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Asharq Al-Awsat
3 days ago
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Egypt's EGAS Awards 6 Blocks in Mediterranean, Nile Delta, N. Sinai to Int'l Companies
Egypt's EGAS has awarded four blocks in the Mediterranean, one in the Nile delta, and one in North Sinai to international companies, according to a petroleum ministry statement on Wednesday. Companies will invest $ 245 million to drill at least 13 new exploratory wells during the exploration period. A consortium of Chevron Egypt and Shell's BG Group was awarded the North Samian offshore block and Northwest Atoll offshore block, where it will drill two exploratory wells in each block. The North Ras El Tin offshore block was awarded to Eni's IEOC, with plans to drill three exploratory wells. Cheiron Egypt will drill three exploratory wells in East Alexandria offshore block, while IPR will drill two exploratory wells in the North Tanta onshore block and Perenco will conduct 3D seismic survey and drill one exploratory well in El Fayrouz onshore block in North Sinai.
