Cairo - Mubasher: The Cairo Court of Urgent Matters has ruled a decision to suspend the ban on the ride-hailing apps Uber and Careem until an appeal is exhausted, a judicial source said.
Egypt's administrative court had previously issued a ruling to suspend operations of the ride-sharing services in March.
The court had accepted a petition by a lawyer who demands the government to halt licensing Uber and Careem activities in the Arab world's most populous country, including their online applications.
Accordingly, Uber and Careem appealed the ban, on which the urgent matters court has halted the ruling of suspending both firm’s licences in Egypt on until the administrative court makes a final verdict.
The two rival apps have sparked outrage among taxi drivers who protested that drivers working for both firms do not have to pay the usual hefty fees to operate transportation vehicles.
Several Egyptians have turned to use ride-hailing apps, complaining about taxi drivers’ bad behaviours.
It is worth noting that Uber, which operates in many countries worldwide, considers Egypt as one of its fastest-growing markets.
