Berlin-based Bombardier Transportation has launched a rail project management academy in Saudi Arabia to train a new generation of project managers who will go on to deliver urban transport projects across the region

The Department of Transport (DoT) unveiled updated plans for Abu Dhabi’s metro and light-rail transit (LRT) system which reduces the size and scope of the transport network.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will give Egypt a US$392mn loan to fund the construction of Cairo's fourth metro line, Egypt's planning minister said.

Saudi Railway Company (SAR) signed a US$147.4mn deal with Spain's Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for the manufacture of passenger trains for the North and South railway.

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.