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The sultanate of Oman is planning to build a “metro” that will serve its capital Muscat and tackle road traffic jams due to a rapid rise in its population, Zawya notes citing a government official. Ibrahim Al-Waeli, Director of strategic Read more
Turkey will inaugurate in the first quarter of next year country’s fastest metro line, in the city of the Istanbul, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu, reports say. Karaismailoğlu took part in the mock run of the metro Monday. The Read more
French rail transport and sustainable mobility giant Alstom in partnership with Hyundai Engineering will build the Iraqi capital Bagdad metro project known as Baghdad Elevated Train (BET) project, Trade Arabia reports. The duo landed the contact during the official visit Read more
French rail transport company Alstom has delivered the first batch of the 50 metro trains commissioned by the Dubai government. The Emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) did not disclose the number of carriages it received over the weekend but Read more
France’s rail transport company Alstom has been tasked to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for lines 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Riyadh Metro network over a period of 12 years including the mobilization period, for a cost Read more
The French company specialized in integrated railway systems will develop the Iraqi capital train project and the city of Basra’s metro system project. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Iraqi government and the company was signed Thursday in Baghdad, Read more
Saudi Arabia, the world’s major oil exporter & producer, is planning to build a new metro transit system in the capital Riyadh. An international tender has been launched by the Saudi authorities inviting “global consortia” to bid to provide “rolling Read more