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Railway ticket prices will rise by the end of June 2018, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat announced yesterday, Al Mal reports<\/a>. The minister did not provide further details on the expected increase. Arafat had previously announced<\/a> tickets would increase by 4Q2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Railway ticket prices will rise by the end of June 2018, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat announced yesterday, Al Mal reports. The minister did not provide further details on the expected increase. 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