
A New Corridor in the Middle East
A new corridor linking the UAE to the Mediterranean through Iraq and Syria could reshape regional trade routes.

A new corridor linking the UAE to the Mediterranean through Iraq and Syria could reshape regional trade routes.

The Hejaz Railway, born from an Ottoman engineering achievement, is now re-emerging as a strategic regional connectivity project.

In May 2025, CMA-CGM signed a 30-year agreement with Syria’s transitional government to modernize and operate the port of Latakia.