A planned factory to manufacture railway tracks should be operational within 24 months, Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir said, according to a cabinet statement. Unnamed Transport Ministry officials had said last year the ministry was in talks with three international iron and steel companies to set up a complex to manufacture and supply railway tracks under a public-private partnership with the National Railways Authority (NRA) and another government entity. The project comes as part of Egypt’s plan to overhaul its national railway system by 2022.

Other things we’re keeping an eye on this morning:

• Avion Express plans to operate weekly flights between Lithuania and Sharm El Sheikh for six weeks during March and April, according to member of the Chamber of Hotel Facilities in South Sinai Rami Rizkallah.
• Careem Egypt plans to expand the vehicle fleet of “Go Awfar” (pdf) after seeing a 31% rise in demand since its launch six months ago.
• Archaeology and Ancient Egyptian history could be integrated into national school curricula as part of a proposal put forth by the education and antiquities ministries.