Airbus signs Iran deal for 118 planes worth $27 billion
Iran agreed on Thursday to buy 118 Airbus jets worth $27 billion at list prices, including a dozen A380 superjumbos,...
Transport & Logistics
Iran and Russia sign $1.27 billion train line deal
Iran and Russia have signed an €1.2 billion ($1.27 billion) to electrify a train line, linking north-central Iran to the...
Buses to cut travel times in and around Amman
Renewed work on a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Amman marks a positive development for Jordan, promising improved connectivity...
Bahrain to invest over $800 million in aviation projects
Large-scale investment in Bahrain’s infrastructure is under way to increase passenger-handling capacity at the country’s international airport, alongside efforts to...
Railway linking six Gulf states on track to open in 2018
A railway linking all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states is scheduled to be operational by 2018, according to press...
Iraq launches its first budget airline
Iraq has launched its first privately owned budget airline, Fly Baghdad, as the government allows greater competition. With Abdulla Al...
Saudi Haramain Rail to link with Madinah in 2015
Saudi Arabia's transport minister Abdullah Al-Muqbil, who is chairman of the board of the Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO), said Haramain...
Jordan moves to lay new tracks
The arrival of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from Qatar at Aqaba Port last month signaled a major...
Saudi Arabia's new $7 billion airport to open mid-2016
Nearly 60 per cent of the work on Saudi Arabia’s new King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) has been completed with...
RTA to extend Dubai Metro tracks to 421km by 2030
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) unveiled plans to extend the Metro tracks to 110km by 2020 and to 421km...
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