The UAE has provided Cairo with 600 new buses

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The UAE has provided Cairo with 600 new buses to boost public transport and helped build four new bridges in the most congested areas in major urban centres as part of development and infrastructure development programme. The projects, formally handed over in a ceremony on Tuesday, are expected to positively impact 8 million Egyptians and have created 900,000 new jobs. Part of the development projects also include renovating or constructing 25 wheat silos with a total capacity of 1.5 million tons, doubling Egypt’s wheat storage capacity, providing solar energy for 30,275 homes in 70 villages.  The handover event, which took place at the Egyptian Prime Minister, Ebrahim Mahlab’s office on Tuesday, saw Dr Sultan Bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Chairman of the Coordination Office of the UAE-funded Development Projects in Egypt, signing off on the completed UAE projects along with four Egyptian ministers. The completion of the projects comes on the eve of Egypt’s much anticipated inauguration of the New Suez Canal on Thursday, in which the UAE has also played a significant supporting role.

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00:00This is one of the projects offered by the UAE to the Egyptian people.

00:20Kobri Shounen is a big shop that takes us in more than one direction, so that we completely

00:24close the Shounen shop.

00:25It was a very short period of time that we were able to complete Kobri in three months,

00:34so this was a great achievement.

00:39One of the biggest problems we faced here was the problem of the ports, and this was

00:43overcome by coordination with the various state agencies.

00:46We found a board related to support from the UAE, the United Arab Emirates, so we said

00:51that Kobri will be 100% Kobri, and the work that was done by the UAE and the Kobri army

00:57solved a very difficult problem for the people of Muzliqan, and solved a major traffic crisis

01:01in Talqa.

01:04In a crowded area called the land area, which is inhabited by more than 3 million people,

01:09there was more than one accident in the last 10 years.

01:12At first, we used to pass through Muzliqan and Sikka Hadid, now, thank God, there is a

01:18power line, and there are elevators.

01:21Kobri saved us a lot of time and effort.

01:26It saved us from entering the land of the UAE.

01:30This project is made up of three parts.

01:32Kobri is located in the land area of the UAE, and Matla'a is located in the street of

01:36Sudan, passing through the old Kobri river.

01:39The third part of the project that we are standing on now is a power line.

01:43The project was done under the supervision of the Armed Forces, in cooperation with the

01:47United Nations Coordination Office for the Projects of the UAE in Egypt.

02:14600 buses provided about 2,400 job opportunities for Egyptians.

02:19The State of the United Arab Emirates has approved buses that are being delivered as

02:23high-tech specifications, and has also approved the accuracy and comfort for the citizens

02:31who use these buses.

02:33This car slows down, the first gear, so it makes it easier for the disabled or something

02:38like that.

02:39The speed increases as the gear increases.

02:41These buses have high-tech specifications, so they are comfortable and safe.

02:49The car is very excellent.

02:51It is equipped with things that are not available in our cars.

02:54It has a rear camera, a fan, a steering wheel, and it has very high capabilities.

02:58We thank the United Arab Emirates for solving our crises, and for helping us solve our

03:02problems.

03:03We thank this system because it makes it easier for the adults, and it is good that

03:08it is closed, because of the accidents that occur.

03:11The UAE is our number one friend, and we are very grateful to it.

03:15Of course, we are happy with the new buses, and we thank the State of the United Arab Emirates

03:21and Sheikh Khalifa.

03:23It is a beautiful project that benefits Egypt, and we thank the State of the United Arab Emirates

03:27for this project.

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