On April 15, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM posted a terse but telling message on X: “Europe- Egypt- NEOM- GCC: your faster route.”
Accompanied by a map, the post traced a corridor linking Europe to Egypt’s ports of Damietta and Safaga, on to NEOM Port, then overland to Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
It was not a routine update. It signaled that a long-discussed trade route is now operational.
That same day, the Public Investment Fund approved its 2026-2030 strategy, outlining Saudi…
