Suez canal
Arab League: No demands to block Suez Canal for Syria-bound warships
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Arab League: No demands to block Suez Canal for Syria-bound warships
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby said no demands have been made by any Arab country to prevent Syria-bound, weapons-laden…
Security tightened at Suez Canal as Italian submarine passes
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Security tightened at Suez Canal as Italian submarine passes
Authorities tightened security at the Suez Canal to allow an Italian submarine to pass through to the Red Sea, a…
Suez Canal chairman: US requested to strike Iranian weapons ship
Egypt
August 26, 2012
Suez Canal chairman: US requested to strike Iranian weapons ship
The Egyptian Navy refused a US request to strike an Iranian ship loaded with weapons that was on its way…
Suez Canal sees record revenues
Business
August 23, 2012
Suez Canal sees record revenues
Lieutenant General Mohab Mamish, Suez Canal Authority chairman, said that the canal hit a record in daily revenue Thursday with…
Mohab Mamish: New head of the Suez Canal Authority
Egypt
August 12, 2012
Mohab Mamish: New head of the Suez Canal Authority
Navy commander Mohab Mamish retired Sunday on the order of President Mohamed Morsy and was handed control of the important…
Military source denies Syria-bound warships passed Suez Canal
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Military source denies Syria-bound warships passed Suez Canal
An official military source on Monday dismissed media reports that Chinese warships carrying arms passed through the Suez Canal en…
Suez Canal revenue rises 3.6 pct in 2011-12
Egypt
July 25, 2012
Suez Canal revenue rises 3.6 pct in 2011-12
Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 3.6 percent for the financial year 2011/2012, which ended June 30, as compared…
Egyptian court acquits 107 Eritreans of illegal immigration charges
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Egyptian court acquits 107 Eritreans of illegal immigration charges
Over 100 Eritreans were acquitted of charges that they attempted to illegally enter Israel via Egypt’s eastern borders by the…
US aircraft carrier passes through Suez Canal
Egypt
July 18, 2012
US aircraft carrier passes through Suez Canal
The US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 passed through the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying 113,000 tons of…
Suez Canal makes US$10 million in one day after Morsy’s victory
Business
June 25, 2012
Suez Canal makes US$10 million in one day after Morsy’s victory
The Suez Canal made US$10 million in revenues in just one day after Mohamed Morsy was announced president, said…