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Change looms for Ethiopia's ancient salt tradeAbdu Ibrahim Mohammed was 15 years old when he began trekking with caravans of camels to collect salt in a sun-blasted desert basin of north Ethiopia that is one of the hottest places on earth. Now 51 and retired, he has passed hi More… |
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Qatar 'set to overtake UAE in projects market'Over the coming five years Qatar could overtake the UAE as the GCC’s second largest projects market with more than $90 billion worth of projects likely to be tendered during the period, a report said. More… |
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50pc more cars on Bahrain roadsThe number of cars plying on Bahrain's roads have increased by 50 per cent in the last four years, said a statement from the Kingdom's Ministry of Works. According to a study conducted by the Ministry of Works, a record 75 More… |
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Qatar plans $27 billion road projectsQatar’s road sector will witness a sharp increase in contract awards with $27 billion worth of upgrades planned for the country’s road network, according to a report. Qatar, along wi More… |
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Dubai to launch new $273m roads projectPreparations are under way to roll out the next phase of Dubai’s major transport infrastructure initiative focusing on building roads for key residential areas, a senior official has said. More… |
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Bahrain to ban wooden banners on roadsBillboards and banners with wooden frames will be banned on Bahrain’s main roads from December for safety reasons, the Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry said last night. It urged advertising agencies to take More… |
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26 school girls killed in Iran bus crashA passenger bus in southwestern Iran overturned on Friday evening, killing 26 female high school students on board, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Eighteen others were injured when the bus, carrying students from the town of More… |
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Bahrain set for key urbanisation driveA major urbanisation scheme which includes revamps of key roads and sewage networks and construction of new infrastructure and community facilities across Bahrain will be introduced next year. The project, which has been approved More… |
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Bahrain awards $46m road projectsBaharin has awarded major contracts worth BD17.5 million ($46 million) for roads and infrastructure projects in the last two months, said a senior government official. Works Ministry technical services assistant under-secretary Ah More… |
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Over 100 killed in Russia floods, landslideFloods and landslides killed at least 103 people in southern Russia after two months' average rainfall fell in a few hours, forcing some to climb on to roofs and into trees to save themselves, police said on Saturday. Many victims were eld More… |
