CAIRO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Egypt's Suez Canal Authority chairman Osama Rabei said on Sunday that 47 ships have been rerouted from Cape of Good Hope to Suez Canal since the start of February.

When Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal Co. in 1956, Britain and France claimed their military response was justified because of the waterway’s strategic importance and the company’s foreign ...

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The idea of a canal in this region has existed since the seventh century BC, but it was not until the late 1890s that it was finally completed - the Suez Canal, meanwhile, was completed in 1869.

CAIRO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said on Wednesday that the Red Sea crisis did not create a sustainable route to replace the canal, adding that there were ...

47 Ships Rerouted to Suez Canal This Month, Chairman Says CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Suez Canal Authority chairman Osama Rabei said on Sunday that 47 ships have been rerouted from Cape of Good Hope ...

Suez Canal Chief Says Red Sea Crisis Did Not Create Sustainable Route to Replace Canal CAIRO (Reuters) -Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said on Wednesday that the Red Sea crisis did not ...