Suez Canal

Maersk completes first Red Sea voyage in nearly two years

Maersk said that while it had no plans yet to fully reopen the route, it was considering continuing a "stepwise approach towards gradually resuming navigation" via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.

Cranes unload Containers off the Maribo Maersk container ship at a terminal wharf in Bremerhaven, Germany, August 13, 2025.
Oman's Sohar Port, where the vessel departed from, November 24, 2022.

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

A lionfish is seen on the shore of Kas district of Antalya, Turkiye on June 23, 2025.

Venomous aquatic invader of Israeli seas experiences population boom in warming Mediterranean

 A view of the construction site of a new container terminal of Ain Sokhna Port in Ain Sokhna, Suez Province, Egypt May 30, 2024.

Four die as vessel capsizes in Suez Gulf; three still missing


Israel to allow 300 Palestinians in Libya into the PA

PM says entry permits were given out of humanitarian considerations; request was made by PA President Abbas.

The Jerusalem Post

Israeli and Iranian warships in the Suez Canal

Egypt could have prevented the Iranian warships from entering the Suez Canal by repeating the claim it made in the 1950s to Israel, namely that the ships present a threat to its defense.

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Peres: Iranian warships a provocation, not a threat

President tells audience of Spanish diplomats and opinion makers that Europe is also in danger from Tehran's nuclear program.

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Two Iranian warships pass through Suez Canal

Shalom: Iran’s goal is to show the Arab world ‘who the new leader is’; Islamic Republic's naval vessels haven't sailed through canal since 1979.

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Iranian warships enter Suez Canal en route to Syria

Canal officials say Islamic Republic's naval vessels enter canal for first time in 3 decades; ships expected to reach Mediterranean within hours.

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2 Iranian warships enter Suez Canal en route to Syria

Canal officials say the frigate, supply ship have entered canal marking the first time in 30 years Iran's military ships have traveled the waterway.

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2 Iranian warships begin passage through Suez Canal

Canal officials say 2 vessels begin passage through waterway marking 1st time since 1979 that Iranian military ships have transited canal.

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2 Iranian warships close to southern Suez Canal entrance

Canal officials say 2 naval vessels expected to start transit of strategic waterway in next 24 hours; ships expected to pay $290,000 fee.

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Israel keeps a wary eye on Iranian warships

Ships near southern entrance to Suez Canal; not expected to pass through to Mediterranean for another couple days, Egyptian maritime source says.

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'Israel views Iran ships crossing Suez with utmost gravity'

Netanyahu tells cabinet that Iran is trying to "expand its influence in the region"; conflicting reports on warships passing through canal.

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