Gulf-Israel train project chugs into political, financial obstacles

Fraught with political challenges and staggering costs, the tantalizing vision of a regional railway stretching from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf lingers on the shelf

AMMAN, Jordan – Knitting together the Middle East with a network of train tracks has been a dream of transportation planners for over a century. The vision persists today as part of ongoing efforts to link the six Gulf...

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