MINING EXPRESS

UAE, Jordan break ground on $2.3 billion railway to carry minerals

The investment advances Jordan’s rail infrastructure as the two countries pursue construction of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

Abu Dhabi Media Office

Jordan's King Abdullah II of Jordan and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed at the groundbreaking ceremony for railway project

Jordan and the UAE broke ground on a $2.3 billion railway project designed to speed up mineral exports, in a ceremony on Monday attended by King Abdullah II and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed.