Tuesday, February 20, 2007

A UAE newspaper said the project, estimated to cost $1 billion, could be launched within two months, though it was not immediately clear when it would be completed.

"The company and the government are still in negotiations," a senior Yemeni government official told Reuters.

"This project, if implemented, will be a main gate between Africa and Asia. It is crucial for trade and tourism."

UAE newspaper al-Bayan cited unnamed officials on Tuesday as saying that Dubai-based Middle East Development company was discussing the bridge project with both Djibouti and Yemen, an Arab country on the southwestern edge of the Arabian peninsula.

It said the project would span Yemen's Red Sea island of Perim across the strait of Bab al-Mandib to Djibouti.

As well as a motorway to carry cars and trucks, the bridge will include a railway track which will be used to transport goods imported from Russia, India and China to Africa, it said.

Source: Reuters, Feb 20, 2007

ali xoor @ 2/22/2007 12:06 PM EST  wow, fantastic idia but is it possible? maybe.

isseWali @ 2/21/2007 10:13 AM EST  I think for the next 10 years like Dubai, President Ismail Omar Guelleh has Copy the UEA pland, next month the Geotermal power electricity will starting soon,

gabilismnotgood @ 2/21/2007 6:55 AM EST  Mr. Gell, what is pay back price for this brige? I Think  the Djiboutian should ask the president tht. why poor yemen country want to spent billions of dallor on this project?

Yousef2 @ 2/21/2007 4:57 AM EST  Hmmm! Good....but. We know that Djobouti is partially owned by DPW (Dubai Ports World). The US should an eye on this bridge and whose idea it is....I hope Mr. Gelle knows the implications..

gabilismnotgood @ 2/21/2007 2:09 AM EST  This bridge wll import goods from china,india and russia. That is great news for our Djiboutian people...