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Freight rail service begins operating 4,000 mile / ~6,500km route between #Islamabad and #Istanbul, via #Tehran.
https://t.co/lu7rvseMYI #Pakistan #Iran #Turkey #railway #infrastructure @Jerusalem_Post

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#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.
https://t.co/bMjpxqXhIy

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#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.
https://t.co/kl5yMVu4ND
@Saudi_Gazette #education

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#Iran permits #China to open Consulate General in southern port of #BandarAbbas.
https://t.co/bK5spciPtN @EurasiaReview

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#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.
https://t.co/0Az8sXJ9v1 @Zawya

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#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.
https://t.co/H4Jk8bjHtB

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#AbuDhabi-based sovereign wealth fund @Mubadala moots becoming anchor investor in #Singapore's Princeton Digital; an #Asia-focused #data centre looking to raise ~$400m.
https://t.co/hko0teEfGh @ArabianBusiness #UAE

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#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.
https://t.co/8Q7Vh6n7FU @TechnionLive #medtech

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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👉https://t.co/ztuO2mwGVZ #ITBChina2021 @SaudiTourism

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#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.
https://t.co/zw9rtU5J2C #UAE #Qatar

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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.
https://t.co/7NVVi7jUOO #COVID19

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@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.
https://t.co/aq8ob0nQY1 #UAE @YousefSaba #AbuDhabi

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Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry hosts Sharjah-#Malaysia business forum focused on enhancing two-way #trade & #investment.
https://t.co/UXNSQ7KclM @matrade @sharjah24 @Sharjah_Chamber #Sharjah #UAE

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#Malaysia #oilandgas co's pursuing export opportunities in #MiddleEast / #NorthAfrica region; 16 participating in #AbuDhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference - @ADIPECOfficial.
https://t.co/2yiPiiXtsy @NST_Online #UAE

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#Singapore and #UAE's Monetary Authorities + collaborating banks from each country sign #digital trade financing pact.
https://t.co/Es38Th50r9 @pymnts #ecommerce

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#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.
https://t.co/F5HZekG5Sb
@Dnair_20 #AML #CTF

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#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.
https://t.co/PCBpcmh2tf

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#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.
https://t.co/5rWQL20pM2 @ArabianBusiness #UAE

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#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.
https://t.co/XgbQ62891N @yenisafak @yenisafakEN

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#SaudiArabia & #Bangladesh set to sign MOU opening up mutual #investment opportunities. #Dhaka particularly keen to attract Saudi companies to invest in large #infrastructure projects.
https://t.co/3GngrBZXVM #link #MiddleEast #Asia