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Kuwait set to launch $72bn projects by 2019-endKuwait is set to launch 20 major development projects worth KD21.7 billion ($71.6 billion), including a railway network project and waste management plant, as part of its 2018-2019 development plan, said a report. Of these project More… |
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GCC railway opening date of 2018 ‘no longer realistic’A 2018 target to open a transnational rail network in the Arabian peninsula is unrealistic and the six Gulf countries will meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, next month to discuss a more plausible launch date, the UAE's infrastructure minister sa More… |
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Oman to start rail project work in 2014Oman plans to launch the construction of the first part of a $15 billion rail network in the fourth quarter of 2014, a government official said on Wednesday. "We expect the works will start in 2014 and in the fourth quarter, More… |
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Qatar’s road, rail spend to hit $100bnQatar will invest up to $100 billion on building roads and railway networks as part of a massive infrastructure drive, a report said. Traffic congestion and accidents owing to the current lack of a railway network in Qatar has pro More… |
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Etihad Rail chief executive resignsEtihad Rail, the developer of an $11 billion railway network in the UAE, said on Wednesday that its chief executive Richard Bowker has resigned. Hazem Mobarak, currently executive director of infrastructure at the company, will replace Bow More… |
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2.5m vehicles on Bahrain roads by 2030Authorities are expecting a five-fold increase in the number of vehicles on Bahrain's roads over the next two decades. There were around 460,000 cars, trucks, bikes and other vehicles on the road by the end of last year, Works Ministry More… |
