Rail, investment and transport updates from Iran and the UAE

RAIL-

Iran’s 236 km Kermanshah-Khosravi railway is set to connect Iran to the Mediterranean Sea, Mehr News Agency reported, quoting comments by Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash on X. The railway — which is part of the Iran-Rah initiative — is 36% complete and will provide connectivity from Iran and Central Asian countries to Iraq and the Mediterranean Sea.

REFRESHER- Iran outlined its new Iran-Rah initiative during the Iran-Russia-India trilateral meeting last year. The initiative aims to promote multilateralism, widened participation, “neighborhood” oriented and networked approaches to transit, facilitation, leveraging trade relations, technology, and flexibility and resilience.

!_Subhed_! INVESTMENT-

Adani Airports forms new Abu Dhabi-based subsidiary: Adani Group’s airport management arm Adani Airport Holdings established a wholly owned subsidiary, dubbed Global Airports Operator, in Abu Dhabi to oversee investments and operations outside of India, the company said in a filing (pdf) on India’s National Stock Exchange. The formation of the new subsidiary is part of Adani’s plan to expand its aviation network in Eastern Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, Jeet Adani told Bloomberg.

!_Subhed_! TRANSPORT-

Abu Dhabi has a new plan in place to improve traffic safety, launched by the Traffic Safety Technical Committee, composed of members from the Integrated Transport Centre, Abu Dhabi Police, and the Abu Dhabi Department of Health, Wam reports. The plan, dubbed Work Accelerators, will see the entities form teams to develop and implement plans focusing on traffic accident analysis, pedestrian and micro-mobility safety, delivery driver safety, freight transport safety, driver behavior, and road speed limits.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING THIS MORNING-

• Oman resuming three routes for winter season: Oman Air is relaunching three flights to Zurich, Switzerland starting 5 October, Malé, the Maldives on 27 October, and Moscow, Russia on 29 October for the winter season. (Times of Oman)
• Eihad to fly its A380 to Singapore for the first time: Etihad Airways will start using its A380 fleet in flights to Singapore from 1 February 2025. Etihad also said it plans to increase the number of weekly flights to Thailand to 41 from the current 35 starting 27 October 2024, with 21 flights to Bangkok and 20 to Phuket. (Statement)