Visitor arrivals to Qatar increase 1.5% to 1.4 million
Some 1.464mn people visited Qatar from the beginning of the year until June, marking a 1.5% increase over the 2016...
Transport & Logistics
Iran, France Ink Deal to Cooperate in Making Subway Cars
High-ranking officials in Iran’s rail industry signed a major deal with the French rail car manufacturer Alstom to boost cooperation...
China signs $1.5 billion deal to finance Iranian rail project
China signed a contract with Iran to finance the electrification of a 926km railroad from Tehran to the eastern city...
$2 billion Karbala international airport project set to open up Iraq
A major addition to the Middle East’s portfolio of airports will appear as early as 2018, when the initial phase...
Qatar Airways reveals Qsuite at its first Boeing 777 aircraft
Qatar’s Minister of Transport and Communications, His Excellency Mr. Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti said: “I am very proud to see...
Italy, Iran to sign $1.36 billion rail deal next week
Iran and Italy will sign a deal worth 1.2 billion euros next week to build a high-speed railway between the...
Iran to allocate over $24 billion to roads development
The Iranian government is expected to allocate $24.2 billion (80 trillion rials) to 411 roads and urban development projects according...
Qatar Post eyes drone delivery service pilot project successful
The Smart Innovation Lab of the Ministry of Transport and Communications in collaboration with #Qatar Post has successfully completed a...
$12.5 billion in Rail Investment Under Rouhani Administration
As much as 470 trillion rials ($12.5 billion) have been invested in the rail sector since August 2013 when President...
Travel and tourism to grow faster than the global economy by 4.0% per year over the next decade
The global travel and tourism sector directly sustains twice as many jobs as the financial sector, and five times as...
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