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White-taxi drivers are launching their own ride-hailing app, developed by an Egyptian company, in October, Taxi Drivers\u2019 Union head Mahmoud Abdelhamid tells the local press<\/a>. White-taxi drivers were supposedly launching this very same app back in 2016<\/a> at the height of their complaints over the growth of ride-hailing apps Uber and Careem. The Ride-Hailing Apps Act, which was passed in 2018<\/a>, required ride-hailing companies to incorporate white taxis into their fleets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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