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Freight rail service begins operating 4,000 mile / ~6,500km route between #Islamabad and #Istanbul, via #Tehran. jpost.com/middle-east/ar… #Pakistan #Iran #Turkey #railway #infrastructure @Jerusalem_Post

#Bangladesh & #Turkey likely to sign MOU on #security & #counterterrorism cooperation during upcoming visit of Turkish interior minister. While in-country, minister will visit #Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar to which #Ankara provides #humanitarian support. newagebd.net/article/159046…

#SaudiArabia's Fund for Development (@SaudiFund_Dev) contributes SR112.5m (US$30m) for construction of #school in #Kyrgyzstan’s Osh province, in cooperation with Kyrgyz government. saudigazette.com.sa/article/615324… @Saudi_Gazette #education

#Iran permits #China to open Consulate General in southern port of #BandarAbbas. eurasiareview.com/30122021-iran-… @EurasiaReview

#UAE-based #Bangladeshi auto parts traders & auto service providers plan to invest in setting-up parts #manufacturing plants in #Bangladesh’s fast-growing US$4.42b #automotive industry. zawya.com/mena/en/press-… @Zawya

#Kazakhstan PM visits #UAE; participates in Kazakhstan Trade & Investment Forum. Following Forum, deal signed on strategic cooperation + investment docs for construction of #solar + #windpower plants in Kazakhstan. gulftoday.ae/business/2021/…

#AbuDhabi-based sovereign wealth fund @Mubadala moots becoming anchor investor in #Singapore's Princeton Digital; an #Asia-focused #data centre looking to raise ~$400m. arabianbusiness.com/industries/tec… @ArabianBusiness #UAE

#Israel & #China researchers develop #smart #medical dressing to heal & monitor wounds sans need for sutures/stitches. The dressing binds the wound, wards off infection & reports on recovery status direct to doctors' #smartphones. newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2021-11-2… @TechnionLive #medtech

Saudi Arabia is an exciting leisure destination! And it’s the Official Culture Travel Partner of ITB China Virtual 2021. A collaboration that promotes the cultural highlights of the country for Chinese tourists. Read more here👉bit.ly/3r4YgK4 #ITBChina2021 @SaudiTourism

#France seeking to get #AbuDhabi to finance #Jakarta's procurement of Dassault's Rafales, while #Indonesia appears to have turned to #Doha to finance the purchase of General Dynamics' F-16s. intelligenceonline.com/international-… #UAE #Qatar

Despite the #pandemic, #Malaysia-#UAE bilateral trade recorded double digit growth of up to US$5b last year with more positive growth anticipated in the year ahead - says KL's top envoy to the Emirates. malaymail.com/news/money/202… #COVID19

@AdnocGroup signs $3b loan agreement with #Japan’s export credit agency + 4 other lenders, in order to help ensure stable imports of #CrudeOil by #Japanese companies. reuters.com/article/adnoc-… #UAE @YousefSaba #AbuDhabi

Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry hosts Sharjah-#Malaysia business forum focused on enhancing two-way #trade & #investment. sharjah24.ae/en/articles/20… @matrade @sharjah24 @Sharjah_Chamber #Sharjah #UAE

#Malaysia #oilandgas co's pursuing export opportunities in #MiddleEast / #NorthAfrica region; 16 participating in #AbuDhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference - @ADIPECOfficial. nst.com.my/business/2021/… @NST_Online #UAE

#Singapore and #UAE's Monetary Authorities + collaborating banks from each country sign #digital trade financing pact. pymnts.com/news/internati… @pymnts #ecommerce

#UAE & #Indonesia's central banks sign MOU to boost co-operation in #digital & cross-border payments, anti-money laundering, and countering the financing of #terrorism. thenationalnews.com/business/banki… @Dnair_20 #AML #CTF

#UAE & #Indonesia sign agreements worth ~$44b during President @jokowi's visit. Focus areas include #energy #aviation #AI #agriculture & #defence, with @DPWorldUAE inking $7.5bn deal to develop seaports. thenationalnews.com/business/econo…

#Indonesia’s Investment Authority signs agreement with #Dubai #port operator @DPWorldUAE to develop seaports + explore long-term investment opportunities across archipelago worth up to $7.5b. arabianbusiness.com/industries-ban… @ArabianBusiness #UAE

#Turkey’s Space Agency & #Japan #Aerospace Exploration Agency sign cooperation agreement to boost collaboration in development of #space technologies, science & exploration as well as #satellite launch studies. m.yenisafak.com/en/world/turki… @yenisafak @yenisafakEN

#SaudiArabia & #Bangladesh set to sign MOU opening up mutual #investment opportunities. #Dhaka particularly keen to attract Saudi companies to invest in large #infrastructure projects. arabnews.com/node/1958236/b… #link #MiddleEast #Asia