Ministers discuss trans-Gulf railway project

Ministers discuss trans-Gulf railway project

Ministers discuss trans-Gulf railway project

Ministers discuss trans-Gulf railway project

The secretary-general presented a working paper on transport post-COVID-19 and proposed joint actions. (SPA)

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Ministers discuss trans-Gulf railway project

Updated 25 December 2020

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RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministers of Transport held their 22nd meeting on Thursday. GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajjraf also participated.

Hassan Mohammed Jumaa Al-Mansouri, undersecretary of the Ministry for Infrastructure Development and Transportation, chaired the meeting on behalf of UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail Mohammed Al-Mazrouei. The ministers reviewed the progress of the GCC railway project, among several other issues of mutual interest, including a unified legal system for international road transport and a GCC driving license, valid across all member countries.  The secretary-general presented a working paper on transport post-COVID-19 and proposed joint actions.

Saudi Arabia celebrates Gulf Statistics Day

Updated 25 December 2020

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December 25, 2020 00:20

RIYADH: The General Authority for Statistics marked Gulf Statistics Day in conjunction with the national statistical organizations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia started to produce statistics for the country in the 1930s, where the Kingdom realized the importance of such information as a pillar of development.

About three decades later, the General Statistics Law was issued