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10 couriers behind the Middle East’s new economic geography

The rise of Middle Eastern cities as logistics capitals shows how courier companies are using
geography, infrastructure and proximity to rewrite the region’s economic map

By Manuela Vergel October 30, 2025

Few regions have remade their role in world trade as swiftly as the Middle East. What was once a
collection of stopover points between Asia and Europe has become a deliberate logistics
ecosystem, engineered for speed and scale.

The companies driving this shift are not airlines or shipping conglomerates alone, but courier and
express firms that have turned location into a competitive advantage. Their networks reveal how a
handful of private and semi-public players have redrawn the map of movement across three
continents.

AJEX
Founded in 2021 as a joint venture between SF Express of China and Saudi investors, AJEX Logistics
Services represents the new face of Saudi express delivery, fast, tech-driven, and outward-looking.

https://www.logisticsmiddleeast.com