Japan provides EGP 1bn grant to Egypt for Suez Canal diving support vessel
Japan will provide an EGP 1bn ($22m) grant to Egypt to build and supply a first-of-its-kind diving support vessel (DSV) for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) fleet, according to an executive agreement signed on Sunday. The grant, provided through the
Suez Canal expects return to normal traffic by mid-2026 as Maersk, CMA CGM return
Major shipping lines have begun returning to the Suez Canal, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Osama Rabie said on Tuesday, as the waterway recorded the transit of one of the world’s largest container ships for the first time in two
Egypt unveils restored colossal statues of King Amenhotep III at Luxor mortuary temple
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy presided over the unveiling of two colossal alabaster statues of King Amenhotep III at his mortuary temple on Luxor’s West Bank, following an extensive restoration and reinstallation effort that returned the monuments
Suez Canal sees largest container ship in two years as traffic returns
The Suez Canal on Saturday witnessed the passage of the CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, the largest container ship to transit the waterway in two years, in what the canal authority’s chairperson described as a positive sign of traffic returning to
Suez Canal signs $2bn first-phase deal to build petrochemical complex in Ain Sokhna
Osama Rabie, Chairperson of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), witnessed on Wednesday the signing of a strategic partnership agreement between the SCA and Anchorage Investments to establish a major industrial petrochemical complex on SCA-owned land in Ain Sokhna, northwest of
Egypt announces major discoveries at Taposiris Magna Temple
The Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission, led by Kathleen Martinez in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, has unveiled significant finds at the Taposiris Magna Temple, located west of Alexandria. Beneath the southern wall of the temple’s outer perimeter, foundation