Suez Canal

Tremors felt in southern Israel after magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Egypt, no damage reported

The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4 and hit at a depth of 6 miles, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences.

Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.
James Mayer de Rothschild, founder of the French branch of the Rothschild banking dynasty, 1850.

'1873': How the first financial crisis made the world turn on the Rothschilds - review

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

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

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


Oil tankers continue Red Sea movements despite Houthi attacks - analysis

"We haven't really seen the interruption to tanker traffic that everyone was expecting," said Michelle Wiese Bockmann, a shipping analyst at Lloyd's List.

 Ship and tug boats are seen at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 1, 2017.

Voices from the Arab press: Al-Aqsa Flood and the Israeli Right’s future

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 PUBLIC PUNISHMENT for engaging in homosexual acts, which is against Sharia law, at a mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 2017.

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.