"Peace train" to Oman? How a rail could link Tel Aviv to Oman
The Ottomans were the first great railway builders in the Middle East. They strung a web of lines across Syria that stretched to the Hejaz, Baghdad and Haifa.
Train tracks south of Mosul in 2017. Many trains in the region are in need of investment to link the region in a network.(photo credit: SETH J. FRANTZMAN)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: