Air BP has successfully completed its first fuelling at an off-airport site in the Middle East, at the HeliDubai heli-pad in Dubai Festival City (DFC)
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Middle East carriers re-route flights to avoid Iraqi airspace
![Gulf Air is working with government and air traffic control authorities to prepare for any eventuality. (Image source: Gulf Air)](/images/gulfair.jpg)
Gulf Air is working with government and air traffic control authorities to prepare for any eventuality. (Image source: Gulf Air)
Bahrain?s national carrier Gulf Air and Omani airline Oman Air have re-routed flights in order to avoid flying over northern Iraqi airspace
Jeddah Metro to begin service by 2020
![The Jeddah Metro is being perceived as a solution to growing congestion on the roads in Jeddah. (Image source: Jeddah Metro)](/images/metro-jeddah.jpg)
The Jeddah Metro is being perceived as a solution to growing congestion on the roads in Jeddah. (Image source: Jeddah Metro)
The US$11.9bn Jeddah Metro will be completed by 2020, according to Osama Ibrahim Abdu, CEO of the Jeddah Metro Company
Egypt to build new US$4 billion canal parallel to Suez Canal
The Suez Canal generates revenue worth US$5bn every year. (Image source: DanielCSoforly/Wikimedia Commons)
Egypt plans to construct a new canal parallel to the Suez Canal costing US$4bn, in a bid to expand trade along the shipping route between Europe and Asia
DHL Express invests US$177 million in new MENA facilities
Global express service provider DHL Express has invested US$177mn in new facilities located in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt