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Passenger train catches fire in Kazakhstan

Passenger train catches fire in Kazakhstan

Last night, one of the carriages of the Kyzylorda-Semey passenger train caught fire. The incident occurred on the stretch Burny - Surym in the Zhambyl region. The fire started around 03.00 in the electrical equipment room. The police …

Metro to Istanbul Airport to open in November

Metro to Istanbul Airport to open in November

The metro line reaching Istanbul Airport will be opened in November, the country’s transportation and infrastructure minister has said. Speaking to private broadcaster CNN Türk, Adil Karaismailoğlu …

Red Wings launches regular flights to Egyptian resorts

Red Wings launches regular flights to Egyptian resorts

The Red Wings airline will soon start operating regular flights from Moscow to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, the carrier's press service says. It says that flights will take place three times a week from Domodedovo airport. It …

China and North Korea to develop stable rail transportation

China and North Korea to develop stable rail transportation

Chinese and North Korean authorities have decided to develop stable rail transportation. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Wang Wenbin at a …

Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran to discuss North-South corridor

Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran to discuss North-South corridor

Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran will discuss the process of cooperation and investment in the construction of Rasht-Astara railroad project during a trilateral meeting which will be held in Baku on September 8-9. Iran Minister of Transport …

Istanbul introduces special travel pass for tourists

Istanbul introduces special travel pass for tourists

The Istanbulkart, the mass transportation pass of Türkiye’s most populated city, now comes with special designs and options for tourists. Visitors can purchase an Istanbul City Card for all their transportation needs across the …

Port of Baku, Kazakhstan Railways sign memorandum of cooperation

Port of Baku, Kazakhstan Railways sign memorandum of cooperation

Minister of Industry and Infrastructural Development of Kazakhstan Kairbek Uskenbayev, the country's Energy Minister Bolat Akchulakov and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan Railways National Company Nurlan Sauranbayev visited …

Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran agree on simplification of transit

Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran agree on simplification of transit

Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding on the simplification of cargo transit among them in Tehran, on August 22, 2022, according to Iran's Customs Administration (IRICA). According to the …

Israel's Ramon Airport to open for Palestinian passengers

Israel's Ramon Airport to open for Palestinian passengers

Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank will be able to travel to destinations in Türkiye, through the Ramon Airport, at the end of August, Israel's Airports Authority said Tuesday. Palestinians cannot fly from …

Turkish captain tells when export of Ukrainian grain starts

Turkish captain tells when export of Ukrainian grain starts

Ahmet Yucel Alibeiler, the captain of the Turkish cargo ship POLARNET, said on the air of the Ahaber TV channel that the first ships with grain could leave the Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea on July 31. "Our ship will go first in …

Russia may pour $1.5 bln into railway projects in Iran - report

Russia may pour $1.5 bln into railway projects in Iran - report

Russia intends to invest $1.5 bln in the construction of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) until 2030, the Ministry of Transport said in a presentation, its authenticity was confirmed to Vedomosti by a source close to the …

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan discuss opening new routes

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan discuss opening new routes

On Friday, the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan Musa Dzhamanbaev and the Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Makhkamov met in Tashkent. They discussed the transport communications' development between the two countries. This …

Uzbekistan resumes bus service with Russia

Uzbekistan resumes bus service with Russia

From Monday, July 18, Uzbekistan is resuming bus service with Russian cities. It was interrupted two years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the press service of the country's Ministry of Transport reports. "From July …

First Russian train with India-bound cargo arrives in Iran

First Russian train with India-bound cargo arrives in Iran

The first Russian India-bound cargo train has reached the territory of Iran via the North-South transit railway, the IRNA news agency reported, citing Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi. According to the …

Israel and Turkey sign new bilateral civil aviation agreement

Israel and Turkey sign new bilateral civil aviation agreement

Israel and Turkey on Thursday signed a new bilateral civil aviation agreement, their first since 1951, as part of a recent warming of diplomatic ties, allowing Israeli carriers to resume flights to Turkey after a 15-year absence. …