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Egypt and Sudan are due to begin working on a new 630 km railway line that would connect both countries as soon as feasibility and environmental impact studies conclude, Ahram Online reports<\/a>. A Transport Ministry delegation was just in Khartoum to discuss the next steps on the project, which will take 36 months to complete, according to delegation head Mohamed Seliet. The project was first proposed in 2010 and was revived in recent talks<\/a> between the two countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt and Sudan are due to begin working on a new 630 km railway line that would connect both countries as soon as feasibility and environmental impact studies conclude, Ahram Online reports. 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