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Transport sector  Seeing the novelty of the projects and the progress of the economic and social steps in the GCC countries, the strategies of communication and transportation development have been followed each other till the roads networks in the GCC countries surpassed in its streaming the international ones. Also it enjoys an advanced transportation network, and a numerous traveling air, sea and land cargo passages. The projects under execution in transportation sector in the GCC countries are about 2.3$ trillion, according to the statistics of the General Secretariat of the GCC, the number of the collective paved roads in the GCC countries for the year 2004 have reached 714.646 km, as Saudi Arabia got biggest number with 44.096 km compared to 36581 km in the year 1996, Oman 14.684 km compared to 6.591 km, Kuwait 5.720 km compared to 4.953 km, Bahrain 8.873 km compared to 2.284 km, UAE 4.091 km compared to 3582 km. As for the passengers’ movement through the UAE airports, it has been reached about 28.943 for the year 2004 compared to 10.097 passenger for the year 1996, Bahrain 5144 for the year 2004 compared to 3.406 for the year 1996k Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 25.535 compared to 25.551, Oman 3.461 compared to 2.348, Qatar 7.073 compared to 2.567, Kuwait 5.109 compared to 3.730. |
| Oman Invests $ 355.94 Million in Transportation |
 Business & Finance Club - Oman (Muscat) - Fifteen agreements that cost about $ 355.94 million (RO.136.86 million) related to aviation, roads and ports were signed today at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
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| Riyadh to get 80-meter flyover |
 Business & Finance Club - RIYADH: The Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) is to construct a bridge over the King Abdulaziz Road and King Abdullah Road intersection in Riyadh. .. المزيد |
| ‘Qatar Airways planning more flights to Far East’ |
 Business & Finance Club - Doha : Qatar Airways is exploring further growth opportunities in the Far East following the successful launch of flights to Tokyo, its newest Asian destination, airline’s chief executive officer Akbar al-Baker said.
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Business & Finance Club - Abu Dhabi : Waha Aerospace was given an AA debt rating by Standard & Poor’s, the credit company’s third- highest of 10 investment grades, after Abu Dhabi guaranteed the bond aimed at raising funds for the emirates’ military .. 
Business & Finance Club - MUSCAT — Fifteen agreements costing more than RO 136 million to develop aviation, roads and ports were signed here yesterday at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The deals were signed by Dr Khamis bin Mubarak al A .. 
Business & Finance Club - Bahrain : A new passenger pick-up lane has been opened at the arrivals area of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), it was announced.
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Business & Finance Club - Saudi Arabia : The King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain is to undergo a major $5 million expansion.
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Business & Finance Club - Qatar : Qatar Airways will increase its flights to Germany from 21 to 35 a week, the national carrier announced.
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Business & Finance Club - Dubai: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed the work of all phases of the Dubai Bypass road project.
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Business & Finance Club - MUSCAT — The Port of Sohar is developing two large-scale projects which promise to transform the wider Batinah region into a regional powerhouse for industrial-scale mining, quarrying and mineral processing activities.
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