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Monday, 9 February 2026
Good morning, nice people.
We’re starting our week strong with an issue packed with aviation updates from across the region.
Leading today: Syria’s aviation sector is set to be the star of the show in Saudi Arabia’s multi-bn SAR investment push into the Levantine country.
Today at a glance
Transportation
Rail
NMDC Group saw its bottom line up 35% y-o-y in FY 2025
Stories on our radar this morning from around the region
Ports
AD Ports Group moves in on Jordan’s Aqaba Port
The agreement includes the development of a new 1.2 mn…
Aviation
Saudi Arabia takes the lead in Syria’s multi-sector reconstruction
At the center is a SAR 7.5 bn redevelopment of…
Storage + Warehouses
How Saudi’s new regulations could help spur supply in a crunched warehousing market
Setting up new warehouses — as well as operating existing…
Projects
Business
Explainers
The middle-mile should be UAE’s next big focus in autonomous trucking uptake
Passengers are moving autonomously, but goods have a long way…
East Port Said, Tanger face a new challenge with Europe’s carbon rules for shipping
To prevent losing volumes to non-EU transhipment hubs and evasive rerouting, the EU set up a list of high-risk neighboring container transhipment…
