For much of the modern era, the Middle East has occupied centre stage in global geopolitics, owing to its strategic geography ...

This critical maritime passage in the Middle East transports an astonishing 17 million barrels of oil every year, serving as a linchpin in the global energy supply chain.

Egypt is working to improve the Suez Canal by making an additional 10 kilometres accessible to two-way traffic, while widening and deepening another 30 kilometres, the chairman of the authority ...

The giant container ship had been held in the Suez Canal since March, as Egyptian authorities and the ship’s owners argued over compensation. On Wednesday, it finally began the journey out.

The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is in the Middle East via a Suez Canal transit after operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 5th Fleet announced on Saturday.

With ships moving again in the Suez Canal, the Egyptian sailors tasked with piloting huge vessels through one of the world’s busiest waterways are back at work—and facing growing scrutiny.

The Suez Canal expects 140 ships to pass on Tuesday after the freeing of a container ship stranded for nearly a week allowed it to reopen, but experts warned that disruptions to global shipping ...

In recent decades, though, most of Egypt’s mega-projects have been symbols of poor planning. In 1997 Hosni Mubarak started work on Toshka, a 310km canal meant to irrigate the Western Desert ...

The gargantuan container ship that had been wedged in the Suez Canal since last week, blocking traffic through the important trade channel, is afloat again. I was there over the weekend as the ...

Middle East A Suez Canal village, like the world, grapples with the giant ship stuck in its backyard March 28, 2021 More than 4 years ago ...

Rescue teams working to dislodge the giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal have failed in another bid to free the boat, according to the vessel’s technical manager.

Middle East & Africa August 8th 2015 → Do-it-yourself → Cracking down on the settlers → A bigger, better Suez Canal → Raising the stakes → Judges uncowed → A dilemma of horns Reuse ...