Syria signs landing deal for first international submarine cable with Medusa: Report

CAIRO: Syria’s telecommunications ministry has signed an agreement for the landing of the first international submarine cable to the country with Barcelona-based Medusa Submarine Cable System, state-run Ikhbariya TV reported on Saturday.

The submarine cable system is intended to connect 12 countries across North Africa and southern Europe, according to Medusa’s website. It will also serve as a corridor connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean and to the Red Sea.