The SilkLink project is a new national initiative to build a 4,500 km long, 100 terabits per second fiber optic cable across Syria. It will connect Syrian cities and transform Syria into a digital corridor between Asia and Europe, with submarine landing stations in Tartus and. SilkLink is an extensive fiber-optic network spanning over 4,500 kilometers across Syria, including the establishment of state-of-the-art data centers and Construction of international submarine cable landing stations. The initiative will support cloud services, IoT applications, and elevate overall internet quality in Syria Syria is taking a leap toward digital transformation through a landmark partnership with the Saudi Telecom Company stc Group. This collaboration marks a pivotal moment for the nation's. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on 19 November 2025 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Saudi Arabia wants to replace Israel with Syria as the transit country for a fibre-optic cable. A worker pulls an optic fibre cable to be laid. Five major regional Internet companies are bidding for Syria's $400-$500 million SilkLink overland data cable project Syria is expected to award a national fiber optic network contract next month, following final bid submissions from regional telecom. Sources cited by Middle East Eye indicate that Saudi Arabia is considering redirecting the route of its fiber optic cable connecting the country to Greece to pass through Syria instead of Israel, as initially planned. This move comes amid political differences between Riyadh and Tel Aviv over.