{"id":28220,"date":"2018-07-03T11:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T11:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.ecomnewsmed.com.ecn-01.ovea.com\/2018\/07\/03\/israels-green-light-to-promote-a-rail-link-with-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T11:33:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T09:33:29","slug":"israels-green-light-to-promote-a-rail-link-with-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/en\/2018\/07\/03\/israels-green-light-to-promote-a-rail-link-with-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s green light to promote a rail link with Saudi Arabia"},"content":"\nTransportation and Intelligence Minister\u00a0Yisrael Katz\u00a0\nIsrael\u2019s diplomacy is making big efforts to upgrade its relations with the Mediterranean region. Israel\u2019s Transportation and Intelligence Minister\u2019s proposal is to revive the century-old Hejaz railway by extending the current Haifa to Beit Shean railway system, southward to the Jenin area and eastward to the border crossing with Jordan.\nNew tracks would be laid in Jordan to Irbid, which would link with existing and planned lines extending north towards Damascus, east towards Baghdad and south through Saudi Arabia and further east to the red sea and the Gulf. \u201cThis is not a dream at all. This can be realised if there is a will,\u201d Yisrael Katz said, using discussions on the benefits of such a revival project as a jumping-off point to access the potential of the\u00a0Saudi Arabia economy. \u201cIf just 25 percent of Saudi-bound merchandise passes through Haifa, that would be an annual business opportunity of $250 billion.\u201d\nA brief about the Hejaz Railway\nThe Hejaz railway was originally built during the early 20th century, on the order of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, to link Mecca with Damascus as a way of providing a modern means to transport Muslims who came from Asia, Europe and the Levant countries for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The construction of the Hejaz Railway also brought many political, economic and military benefits to the Ottoman Empire.\nIt became one of the most important meeting points for pilgrims, hence increasing regional economic ties and enabling the movement of infantry and supplies. The Hejaz Railway fell out of service over years due to damage caused by terrorism and through the construction of new railways.\nSince the start of the Syrian war in 2011, almost all goods imported from Europe and Turkey started taking a route through Israel and\u00a0Jordan. However, Israeli officials have said that the Haifa\u2019s seaport has limited capacity and the revival of the Hejaz Railway would mean the opening up of an efficient and reliable transit corridor.\nDiscover out our latest videos about the economic news in Israel :\u00a0\n\n\n","author":42,"featured_media":5301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[5754,5761,5763,5751,5756,5750,5762],"location":[1021],"class_list":["post-28220","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-business","tag-decision-makers","tag-direct-broadcasting","tag-economy","tag-employment","tag-news","tag-trending","location-israel"],"short_url":"","have_related_news":null,"chapo":"Old foes, new partners? 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