Work on the USD 1.2 bn electric railway line connecting Salam City with the New Administrative Capital has been delayed until mid-2018, Transport Ministry Aide Amr Shaath tells Al Mal. The project was initially set to break ground in late 2017, before being delayed until February 2018. Shaath said the project has been delayed to accommodate the delay in acquiring the first USD 500 mn tranche of a loan from China, the negotiations for which are still ongoing.

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