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EGYPT
Thales has secured a three-year contract from
Egypt National Railways to modernise signalling and
telecommunications systems on the Alexandria–Cairo–Aswan
rail corridor. The company is set to carry out all works along
a 180km section between the towns of Asyut and Nagh
Hammadi within the Upper Egypt portion of the network under
the deal. Egypt National Railways is modernising railway
signalling and communication systems to offer more
frequent, quicker and safer train travel cyber-secured by
Thales technologies.
QATAR
The Oryx Residential Tower is a 30-storey
residential development located at West Bay, Doha,
Qatar. The tower will have traditional muscharabir
patterns which give a traditional Arabic identity to a
modern building. Triangular in shape the tower thins out as
it reaches its peak and will sport some unusual and innovative
features and be instantly recognisable by its homage to the
Oryx - its amazing antler spires which instead of pointing
upwards curve over slightly. The tower will have a glass facade
but this is not your usual glass facade - as it will become the
world’s biggest LED screen. This will allow images to be
projected onto the outside of the building making
this not only a fully functioning skyscraper but
also a massive communal television.
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