Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal CAIRO (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama ...

The shift comes in reaction to the growing possibility of a military confrontation between the United States and Iran.

ISMAILIA, Egypt — The men in the canal’s control room had their eyes glued to radar screens, monitoring the progress of the precious yellow icons. Down below, on the bank of the Suez Canal, the ...

Shipping companies Maersk , Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM are rerouting vessels around Africa, away from the Suez Canal and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the closure ...

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. Rabie's statement said ...