Saudi Arabia is pushing to route the East to Med data Corridor through Syria rather than Israel, two regional officials told Middle East Eye, signaling a shift in Riyadh’s regional alignments. The change accompanies STC’s announced roughly $800 million investment to link Syria via about 4,500 kilometres of fibre, and could complicate Greece’s relations with Israel and Mediterranean cable geopolitics.
Key Points
- 1Redirects EMC cable: Saudi requests Syria transit instead of Israel, per two regional officials
- 2Signals Saudi effort to reintegrate Syria regionally and distance infrastructure links from Israel
- 3Alters Mediterranean connectivity: may reshape data routes, investment flows, and Greece–Israel relations
Scoring Rationale
Moderate novelty and regional scope, useful for infrastructure planning, limited by single-source reporting and geopolitical uncertainty.
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