The House of Representatives passed a law on Monday regulating the work of land transport services which use information technology for consumers, including ride hailing applications Uber and Careem in Egypt. The law was passed after the parliament discussed three articles that had been postponed on Sunday’s session. The law stated that license fees for each company will be LE30 million to be paid over three years, instead of LE10 million annually. Egypt’s Administrative Court on March 20 issued a verdict ordering the government to shut down ride-hailing services Uber and Careem, and to close their mobile apps for violating Egyptian law by using normal cars for commercial use without a license. Uber and Careem issued statements the following day affirming that they will resume their services in Egypt and will appeal against the court’s ruling which ordered them to suspend operations in the country.

Source: Egypt Independent May 08, 2018 10:18 UTC