Egypt, China ink deal to build fast tram around Cairo

Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail (3rd R, Rear) attends the signing ceremony between Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and the joint coalition of China's AVIC International and China Railway Group Limited in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 15, 2017. The Egyptian Ministry of Transport and a coalition of Chinese firms signed on Tuesday an agreement worth 1.24 billion U.S. dollars to build a light rail transit in new districts around Cairo. (Xinhua/Meng Tao)