(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The government is considering privatising bus transport services, the Minister of Transport H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti (pictured) has said. He, however, added that no time frame has been set for the plan.
"Currently, taxi transport services are semi-privatised, and the government is considering privatising bus transport services, while rail and metro services remain under state authority. There is as yet no timeline in place for privatising public bus transport, but we believe the privatisation will bring efficiency and improved quality of service to passengers," the Oxford Business Group's The Report Qatar 2015 quoted the minister as saying.
"Looking at regional practices and travel behaviour in Qatar, we are seeking to achieve a 20 percent share for public transport in the longer term," he added.
The Minister said the new port in Al Ruwais will open in January next year while a general cargo and "roll-on, roll-off" facilities at Hamad Port in Mesaieed will open by the third quarter of this year. The latter will cater to non-containerised goods and the import of vehicles and construction equipment.the peninsula
Gulf ministers to discuss Yemen
Riyadh: Gulf foreign ministers will meet this week with focus on the war in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been bombing rebels for the past month, the bloc's chief said.
Thursday's meeting in Riyadh would cover "issues vital to the operations of the GCC and developments in the region, including the crisis in Yemen," said GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Zayani. It comes ahead of a leaders' summit on May 5.
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