AVIATION-

Airport ground services and air cargo handling operator Swissport has added Al-Ula to its KSA network, according to a statement. Swissport will start by handling two weekly flights to and from Amman, and it expects to handle an increased number of flights as airlines increase flight frequencies in Saudi Arabia.

Morocco resuming flights to Libya? A delegation from Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc visited Libya’s Mitiga international airport to assess security conditions ahead of an expected resumption of flights between the two countries, Morocco World News reported earlier this week, citing the Libyan Airports Authority. The visit follows a meeting between Moroccan Transport and Logistics Minister Mohammed Abdeljalil and his Libyan counterpart Salem Al Shahoubi, who discussed resuming flights and strengthening economic ties between the countries, the newswire reported. Morocco halted flights to Libya back in 2015 over security concerns.

RAIL-

World Bank Vice President for Infrastructure Guangzhe Chen attended the inauguration of a projectto install signaling systems along Egypt Beni Suef-Assiutrailway line, according to a statement. The World Bank official discussed with Egyptian officials the latest developments in the project to develop signaling systems on a number of lines. Signaling systems have been installed on the 208 km Cairo-Alexandria line and the 250 km Beni Suef-Assiut line, and work is still underway to install signaling systems on the Assiut-Nag Hammadi line, the statement said.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING THIS MORNING-

  • Iran + Turkmenistan discuss linking Turkmenbashi and Amirabad ports: Iran and Turkmenistan are looking into resuming a regular shipping line between Amirabad and Turkmenbashi Ports. (IRNA)
  • TCI inks strategic agreement with Arabco International Group: TranscargoInternational (TCI) has signed a strategic agreement with Arabco International Group for the establishment of a bulk cement storage facility at Port Said port. (Statement)
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