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<\/a> LEGISLATION WATCH-<\/strong> The House Transportation Committee approved on Thursday amendments that, if passed by the House as a whole, would allow private sector participation in building, management, and maintenance of the national rail system<\/strong>, Al Borsa reports<\/a>. The amendments to the law regulating the National Railways Authority have been referred to the House\u2019s general assembly for discussion. The amendments target one clause of the law enshrining the state\u2019s monopoly over railway services and projects. Transport Minister Hisham Arafat has been pushing for the bill<\/a> since August 2017 following a deadly train crash in Alexandria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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