JEDDAH: A delegation representing Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt on Thursday briefed International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officials in Montreal, Canada, on measures taken by the aviation authorities in those countries vis-à-vis Qatar.
The delegation said the measures stem from the countries’ sovereign rights under international law and conform to UN Security Council resolutions 2309 and 1373, pertaining to countering terrorism and respecting the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
The delegation included Saudi Transport Minister Sulaiman bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Bahraini Transport Minister Mohammed Ahmed Kamal, UAE Civil Aviation Authority President Saif Al-Suwaidi, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Authority President Hani Al-Adawi and Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation Assistant President Abdul-Hakami Al-Badr.
They met with ICAO President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, Secretary-General Fang Liu, several ICAO department directors and member states’ permanent representatives to the organization.
The delegation expressed willingness to cooperate and coordinate aviation activities with the ICAO to serve its objectives and enhance the safety of international air traffic.
The officials said their countries will exercise their sovereign rights under international law to protect their airspace from any potential threat.
Arab delegation briefs ICAO on aviation measures vis-à-vis Qatar
Arab delegation briefs ICAO on aviation measures vis-à-vis Qatar
Turkiye seals preliminary deals for largest foreign-funded railway project
- The funding will support the 125 km (78 mile) long Northern Ring Railway Project, which will carry passengers and freight from Gebze to Halkali via the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge connecting Istanbul’s two main airports
ISTANBUL: Turkiye has reached preliminary agreements with six international lenders to secure $6.75 billion for a new railway line across the Bosphorus in what would be Turkiye’s largest foreign-financed railway project, Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Tuesday.
Once completed, the line that will pass through north Istanbul is expected to carry 33 million passengers and 30 million tons of freight annually, he said, adding that it will open “a new era in logistics” by boosting the country’s rail capacity between Asia and Europe.
The funding will support the 125 km (78 mile) long Northern Ring Railway Project, which will carry passengers and freight from Gebze to Halkali via the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge connecting Istanbul’s two main airports.
Preliminary deals were reached with the World Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Asian Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, OPEC Fund for International Development and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the minister said.
“We aim to complete the tender process and hand over the site this year so that (construction) work can start,” Uraloglu said.
An uninterrupted rail freight across the Bosphorus Strait is currently possible through the Marmaray railway tunnel and only during limited hours daily. According to the ministry’s website, a total of just 1.7 million tons of cargo were transported through Marmaray between 2020 and October 2025.
