CAIRO (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama Rabie, said on Monday that navigational maps for the planned 10km (6.2 mile) canal extension were issued.

CAIRO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama Rabie, said on Monday that navigational maps for the planned 10km (6.2 mile) canal extension were issued.

Egyptian authorities say an oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four ...

The waterway closed 1967 due to the Six Day War, reopened 1975 About 7.5% of world sea trade is carried via the canal today Receipts from the canal July 2005 to May 2006 totalled $3,246m In 2005, ...

Suez Canal Authority chairman Osama Rabie recently met ... While the world's largest ocean carriers are by and large ...

In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to ...

A locator map for the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, with its capital, Cairo. A cargo ship in Egypt's Suez Canal was grounded early on Monday, but it was refloated. (AP Photo) ...

Though a reopened Suez might have a diminished role in world trade, it would still be very busy. Freighters, liners and warships making up 80% of the world’s tonnage could travel it fully loaded ...

How the Suez Canal changed the world - Lucia Carminati Watch on The idea was ancient, likely dating to the reign of the Egyptian pharaoh Senusret III , who envisioned and commissioned a similar ...

MarineTraffic This map accessed on January 12, 2024, shows live maritime traffic in and around Egypt's Suez Canal, with each arrow representing a single vessel. The canal is one of the busiest ...

Iran’s capital Tehran covered in smoke and dust following explosions after an Israeli airstrike, on June 15, 2025 (Picture: Getty) As fighting between Israel and Iran is boiling ...