Suez Canal

Israel needs a Suez alternative, the Ben-Gurion Canal offers one - opinion

The Ben-Gurion Canal would give the world a new trade route while boosting Israel’s economy and strategic power.

A container ship sails at the Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 31, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS
Crew members look on as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier which is out at sea near Norfolk, Virginia, October 5, 2025.

USS George H.W. Bush to deploy to Mediterranean, become third aircraft carrier in region - report

Cranes unload Containers off the Maribo Maersk container ship at a terminal wharf in Bremerhaven, Germany, August 13, 2025.

Maersk completes first Red Sea voyage in nearly two years

Oman's Sohar Port, where the vessel departed from, November 24, 2022.

LPG-laden tanker on fire off Yemen, EU naval mission says


IKEA expects delays, shortages due to Houthi threats in Red Sea

Swedish furniture giant IKEA explores alternative transportation options amid supply route disruptions caused by Houthi threats in the Red Sea

 Documentation released by the Houthis from the takeover of the Galaxy Leader ship

Egypt's Suez canal chief closely monitoring tensions in Red Sea

Since Nov. 19, 55 ships have rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope, while 2,128 have crossed the canal in the same period, the Suez canal authority said.

 Hundreds of birds hunt bait balls in the Red Sea.

Container ship collides with bridge in Suez Canal, traffic diverted

Convoys of ships coming from the south were being diverted along the original branch of the canal, the canal authority said.

 A tugboat works to refloat the Oil Products Tanker BURRI after it collided with LNG Tanker BW Lesmes in the waterway of the Suez Canal, Egypt, August 23, 2023

A message to Israel or China? The India-MidEast-Europe corridor - analysis

There is a timetable, which makes this perhaps more relevant than the East-Med pipeline idea and is calling for working groups to meet in 60 days.

 Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and U.S. President Joe Biden shake hands next to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the day of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023.

Putting together the pieces that became ‘The Stronghold’

Inspired by such epic war movies as Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, and The Pacific, The Stronghold seeks to tell a complex Yom Kippur War story.

 A SCENE from ‘The Stronghold.’

Efforts under way to refloat ship stuck in Suez Canal, authority says

The China-bound vessel, which originated in Ukraine, has been cleared for onward travel.

A view shows the ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, after it was partially refloated, in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021

Suez Canal sees record monthly revenue in April on higher traffic

They carried cargoes weighing in total 114.5 million tonnes, the highest monthly net cumulative payload to transit the waterway, he said.

A container ship sails at the Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 31, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS

Ever Given crosses the Suez Canal, first time since accident

The Ever Given, a container vessel that got stuck in the Suez Canal attempted to cross the waterway for the first time since the ship's accident.

THE ‘EVER GIVEN’ container ship became lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking maritime traffic for almost a week.

Suez Crisis: 65 years since Israel, UK, France fought Egypt

The Suez Crisis was a military success for the UK, France and Israel. Politically, it was Egypt's undisputed victory.

Smoke rises from oil tanks beside the Suez Canal hit during the initial Anglo-French assault on Port Said in November 1956

'Ever Given' ship under way for departure from Suez Canal - witness

The vessel, one of the world's largest container ships, had become wedged diagonally across the southernmost, single-lane stretch of the canal for six days, disrupting global trade.

THE ‘EVER GIVEN’ container ship became lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking maritime traffic for almost a week.