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Under EU regulations, it is no longer possible for state-owned rail operators to have a monopoly in their home countries. This has been the impetus for them to expand abroad, with the Gulf a key target. The French National Railway — or SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) — seems to be doing a good job of riding the Gulf railway network boom.

UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honoured the winners of the Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP) Awards at the Dubai World Trade Center on Thursday.

The needs of a working woman will be extensively studied closely by two Dubai establishments so as to identify and address the issues of the working women and rising up to the challenges they encounter in order to overcome obstacles and achieve the best practices.

Petrol pumps at Emarat stations across Dubai have run dry after delivery problems at the company’s depots hit fresh fuel supplies, station managers told Arabian Business. After three days without supplies, workers said they have been forced to turn motorists away.

There is a need for regulation and legislation before rushing forward with a railway project forgetting that it is a different kind of enterprise, says Geoff Leffek, Regional Rail Director for MENA at Hyder Consulting.

The Dubai Metro has been commended for privacy by users as well as the organisers of regional awards for excellency rendering it to scoop the ‘Best Transport Project Quality Award’ in the Middle East. The award ceremony was held by the Middle East Business Intelligence (MEED) in the GCC countries in recognition of the excellent projects in the region.

The first Dutchman in space has unveiled an innovative, sustainable and super-fast public transport system capable of speeding commuters to their destination at 250km/hour. The Superbus was unveiled at the World Exhibition of the International Association of Public Transport in Dubai in April by Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockels, who was a mission specialist on the Challenger and the first Dutch citizen in space.

Siemens Mobility, the mobility division of Siemens AG, is in talks with potential clients in the Middle East to sell its new generation metro — the Inspiro, which the company recently launched. "We have already made two bids so far for Inspiro in the Middle East,"

The ambitious project of Metro Line – II would be the first mass transit project in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region which would directly connect different suburban parts – Western suburbs and Central suburbs. The proposed line for the Metro II would cover Charkop (situated at North-West), Bandra (situated at West and towards Central suburbs) up to Mankhurd.

Downtown Jebel Ali's Metro station saw a dramatic increase in passengers at rush hour this morning, with hundreds of passengers swapping road for rail in support of Limitless' Metro Monday initiative. Among them were 400 people who work at The Galleries at Downtown Jebel Ali, Limitless' flagship project in Dubai. On an average day, 200 Galleries tenants travel by train.