Suez canal
Ship drifts off course, halts maritime activities in Suez Canal
Egypt
April 18, 2012
Ship drifts off course, halts maritime activities in Suez Canal
Maritime movement in the Suez Canal came to a halt Wednesday when a container ship drifted off course because of…
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez
The M.T. Tour, a tanker identified by the United States as owned by a sanctions-evading company set up by Iran,…
Third largest yacht in the world crosses Suez Canal
Egypt
March 27, 2012
Third largest yacht in the world crosses Suez Canal
The third largest yacht in the world, owned by Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said of Oman, crossed the Suez Canal…
Tugboat explosion in Suez Canal kills 3
Egypt
March 26, 2012
Tugboat explosion in Suez Canal kills 3
Three people were killed and a dozen others injured when a tugboat engine exploded in the Suez Canal on Monday,…
National Security Agency foils alleged attack on Suez Canal
Egypt
March 21, 2012
National Security Agency foils alleged attack on Suez Canal
The National Security Agency has foiled an attempt to attack foreign ships passing through the Suez Canal, an Interior Ministry…
Giant Danish ship crosses Suez Canal, along with 46 other vessels
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Giant Danish ship crosses Suez Canal, along with 46 other vessels
Forty-seven vessels carrying a total of nearly 2.4 million tons crossed the Suez Canal on Tuesday, the Suez Canal Authority…
General: Ship carrying weapons from US not bound for Egypt
Egypt
March 16, 2012
General: Ship carrying weapons from US not bound for Egypt
Egypt's defense attache in Washington, DC has denied an Amnesty International report that a ship carrying weapons from the US…
50 vessels pass through Suez Canal
Egypt
February 28, 2012
50 vessels pass through Suez Canal
Fifty vessels with loads estimated at a total of 2.7 million tons crossed both ways through the Suez Canal on…
Iranian navy ships return from Syria through Suez
World
February 21, 2012
Iranian navy ships return from Syria through Suez
Two Iranian naval ships returned from Syria through the Suez Canal on Tuesday, a Suez Canal source said. The ships…
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind
On Sunday, Egypt withdrew its ambassador to Syria and Syria responded by recalling its ambassador in Cairo, Youssef al-Ahmed. In…