Israel seeks to revive long abandoned railway to Gulf
Israel is currently discussing a project to reopen the old Hejaz railway to connect it with Saudi Arabia, though many Egyptians are concerned about its impact on trade through the Suez Canal.
![EGYPT-ECONOMY/CANAL People walk on the beach as a container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt April 24, 2017. Picture taken April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC1E42014B40](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/01/RTX3GX66.jpg/RTX3GX66.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=-PIADakr)
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