Italian airline Alitalia has entered a strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways, agreeing to give the airline a stake of up to 49 per cent in Alitalia
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Qatar Rail receives tunnel boring machines for Doha Metro project
Qatar Rail has received four tunnel boring machines (TBMs), made by German company Herrenknecht, for Phase 1 of the Doha Metro
Airlines begin operations at Doha's Hamad International Airport
A host of airlines, including Qatar Airways and Oman Air, have begun flight operations from the new Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha
Qatar Airways to begin cargo flights to Mexico City
Qatar Airways will begin operations to Mexico City twice a week, marking the foray of the Middle Eastern airliner into Latin America for the first time
Jeddah residents want speedy construction of metro
Residents of Jeddah have requested the government speed up work on the citys metro project in order to ease traffic congestion and improve overall connectivity