Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will give Egypt a US$392mn loan to fund the construction of Cairos fourth metro line, Egypts planning minister said.
Rail
SAR signs US$147.4mn passenger train contract
Saudi Railway Company (SAR) signed a US$147.4mn deal with Spains Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for the manufacture of passenger trains for the North and South railway.
A railway digital communication revolution
Michel Clement, VP Railways at Kapsch CarrierCom, discussed the challenges and opportunities of bringing GSM-R railway technology to Algeria, the first country in the region to implement digital train communication.
Mecca metro gets US$5.4 billion in financing
The implementation of the first phase of a metro network in Saudi Arabia?s holy city of Mecca has been allocated US$5.4 billion in financing, the Mayor of Mecca announced.
Cairo metro opens Phase One of Line Three
The first phase of Cairos metro Line 3 is now open.