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.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

The Rothschilds survived the 1873 financial crash, but the depression fueled antisemitic myths that would echo for generations.

|ByGLENN C. ALTSCHULER
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

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

|ByELI AVIDAR
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

The Ford carrier strike group crossed the Suez Canal on Thursday, while the USS Abraham Lincoln is stationed in the Gulf.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Suez Canal shipping backlog over - canal authority

International supply chains were thrown into disarray when the 400-metre-long (430-yard) Ever Given ran aground in the vital trade artery on March 23.

APRIL 3, 2021ByREUTERS
Ever Given container ship is pictured in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image taken on March 26, 2021. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Passover, Suez and traffic jams in Egypt - opinion

This is not the first time in history that an impassable sea passage in the Egyptian region has caused a huge crisis.

APRIL 2, 2021ByMENACHEM GERLITZKY
TRAFFIC JAMS on Tuesday, during the week of Passover.

Suez Canal: 'Ever Given' crew may be under house arrest, face charges

A formal investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched.

MARCH 31, 2021ByAARON REICH
A satellite image shows stranded container ship Ever Given ran around in Suez Canal, Egypt March 25, 2021.

Are the warming ties between Turkey, Egypt a sign of shifting geopolitics?

A possible deterioration in its relationship with Washington is driving a rapprochement between Ankara and some Arab capitals.

MARCH 31, 2021ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a symbolic funeral prayer for the former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi at the courtyard of Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, June 18, 2019.

Did a pharaoh's curse cause Suez Canal crisis, other Egyptian disasters?

Many had feared a supernatural cause for many of Egypt's woes, having tied it to plans by Egypt's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry moving of 22 royal mummies to a new permanent exhibit.

MARCH 30, 2021ByAARON REICH
A 2,300-year old mummy is displayed after it was found by the Sakkara pyramids south of Cairo, May 3, 2005

Suez Canal traffic resumes as Ever Given ship partially re-floated

A Reuters witness saw the Ever Given ship moving and a shipping tracker and Egyptian TV showed it positioned in the center of the canal.

MARCH 29, 2021ByREUTERS
Ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021

Ship backlogs from Suez chaos could take months to clear

"Even when the canal gets reopened, the ripple effects on global capacity and equipment are significant," the world's largest container shipping company Maersk said in a customer advisory on Monday.

MARCH 29, 2021ByREUTERS
A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 24, 2021 shows a part of the Taiwan-owned MV Ever Given (Evergreen), a 400-meter-long and 59-meter wide vessel, lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal.

Suez Canal Crisis: Ship blocking canal may be due to human error

Human error accounts for anywhere between 75% and 96% of maritime accidents.

MARCH 29, 2021ByAARON REICH
Ever Given container ship is pictured in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image taken on March 26, 2021. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Suez Canal ship still stuck, tugs and dredgers still struggling to free it

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered preparations for the possible removal of some of the ship's cargo to help refloat it, SCA Chairman Osama Rabie told Egypt's Extra News.

MARCH 29, 2021ByREUTERS
Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal, Egypt March 26, 2021.

Iran says it can be alternative to Suez after ship stuck

Tehran is now talking about a 7,200-km. multimode route with India and Russia. Iran wants to use the port of Chabahar as a link to India.

MARCH 28, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A view shows the stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, after it ran aground, in Suez Canal, Egypt March 27, 2021.