Jordan launches US$2.5bn UAE-backed mining railway project

JORDAN: A groundbreaking ceremony has formally launched the UAE-backed US$2.5bn Aqaba – Al-Shidiyeh – Ma’an Railway Project to link mining areas with the Red Sea port. The 403 km network being developed by Jordan-UAE Railway Co will fan inland from Aqaba through southern Jordan’s mining belt. Connecting key production sites with the Ma’an Logistics Zone,…

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