Mideast opportunities in aircraft investment rosy
Financial institutions and airlines in the Middle East have significantly increased their capital investments in new Boeing commercial airplanes over...
Transport & Logistics
Dubai working to become a shipbuilding and maritime center
Dubai is looking to leverage its location astride one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world and the growing...
Beirut Airport passengers up 9%
Figures released by the Hariri International Airport (HIA) show that the number of airport passengers (arrivals, departures, transit) totaled 3,404,359...
$250bn investments in MENA rail projects until 2015
A project rail boom within the transport sector in the Middle East and North Africa is expected to materialize in...
New Abu Dhabi port to improve logistics
The transport and logistics sector is about to get a major boost, with a new port and cargo handling facility...
Oman's rail project to cost over $5 billion
The Sultanate's ambitious national railway project is estimated to have a capital expenditure of $5.305 billion for the 1,061 kilometers...
Dubai's Metro: 184 million passengers in 3 years
The Dubai Metro celebrate its third anniversary today, clocking 184 million passengers from the start of operations till the end...
Abu Dhabi opens its $7.2 billion new port
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi began commercial operations at its new Khalifa Port in a multi-billion-dollar project to transfer its main container...
Middle East carriers defy global trend
Middle East carriers experienced the strongest traffic growth at 11.2 per cent year-over-year, although this was surpassed by a 12.4...
The new $10 billion Doha airport to open next year
The much-anticipated opening of the New Doha International Airport (NDIA), originally scheduled for December this year, has been delayed. The...
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