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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. |
| Dubai airport handles 4.31m passengers in July |
 Business & Finance Club - Dubai: Dubai International airport crossed the 4 million passenger mark for the first time even as it reported its tenth consecutive month of double-digit cargo growth for July.
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| Emirates revamps its road services |
 Business & Finance Club - Dubai: Emirates has increased the frequency of its free-of-charge buses servicing the Al Ain and Abu Dhabi routes and ferrying the airline's passengers to and from Emirates' Terminal 3 in Dubai, a statement has said.
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| UAE aviation sector hits great heights |
 Business & Finance Club - Dubai: The UAE's aviation sector is on a roll with a Dh70 billion investment in infrastructure backed by Dh435 billion in total aircraft and engine orders.
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| Nakheel picks Serco to run Palm Monorail |
 Business & Finance Club - DUBAI : Dubai developer Nakheel has appointed UK-based Serco, a leading services company, to operate and maintain the 5.5 km long driverless transit system Palm Jumeirah Monorail. .. المزيد |
| New Jeddah overpass opens to traffic |
 Business & Finance Club - JEDDAH: Mayor of Jeddah Adel Fakieh inaugurated the bridge at the intersection between Prince Majed Road and Hira Street on Sunday. The bridge is the ninth project to be completed in Jeddah in one year.
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| Oman airport traffic grows 29% in first half |
 Business & Finance Club - Muscat: Passenger traffic through Muscat International Airport increased 29 per cent during the first half of this year compared to the corresponding period in 2009, according to statistics issued by the Oman Airports Management .. المزيد |
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Business & Finance Club - Dubai: Dubai International Airport surpassed the four-million passenger mark for the first time ever, as it reported its 10th consecutive month of double-digit cargo growth for July.
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Business & Finance Club - Manama : Construction of a major project linking Manama to the northern island of Muharraq has begun in Bahrain. .. 
Business & Finance Club - Dubai: Emirates has announced it is increasing the frequency of its free bus service, to and from Emirates Terminal 3 in Dubai, from Al Ain and Abu Dhabi. .. 
Business & Finance Club - Dubai : Etihad Airways took delivery of its first A330-200 freighter aircraft on Monday, 9th August, 2010. .. 
