{
  "id": 7746382,
  "title": "Oman-UAE rail link to begin trial operations in late 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oman-uae-rail-link-to-begin-trial-operations-in-late-2027",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T07:32:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/oman/oman-uae-rail-link-to-begin-trial-operations-in-late-2027-1.500676388"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: Trial operations on the first railway linking Oman and the UAE are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027, Oman’s Transport Minister said, marking a major step towards cross border passenger and freight rail services between the two Gulf neighbours. Said bin Hamoud Al Maawali, Oman’s Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, told media on Tuesday that…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}