Saudi Arabia to invest $97.3 billion in railways by 2040
Rail transportation is playing an increasing role in the Saudi transportation sector. The government has launched a number of initiatives...
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Jebel Ali remains premier gateway to GCC
Jebel Ali Port has handled more than 500,000 vehicles in less than 12 months, DP World said in a statement....
Iraq buys 10 developed Chinese trains
Iraqi Railways signed a contract to import 10 developed Chinese passengers' trains. In a statement by Transport Ministry, copy received...
Boeing delivers first new jet to Iraq in years
Boeing says the first of several jets it is selling to Iraq has touched down in Baghdad. The arrival of...
One of the longest road tunnels in Middle East opens in UAE capital
The last section of the Al Salam Street upgrade in the capital includes the tunnel, which opened to traffic. Shaikh...
Airlines to welcome 3.6 billion passengers in 2016
Iata expects airlines to welcome some 3.6 billion passengers in 2016. That's about 800 million more than the 2.8 billion...
UAE to be 6th largest freight market by 2016
The UAE will be among the world's top 10 largest freight markets by 2016, the International Air Transport Association (Iata)...
Dubai Airport will be world's largest by 2015
In an apparent criticism of the British government's airport expansion policies, Willie Walsh, head of International Airlines Group, the parent...
Beirut Airport passengers up 7% in first 10 months of 2012
Figures released by the Hariri International Airport (HIA) show that the number of airport passengers (arrivals, departures, transit) totaled 5,052,059...
Dubai World Central expects cargo growth to accelerate next year
Dubai World Central , the emirate's new under-construction airport, expects the volume of freight it handles to accelerate further next...
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