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Inclement weather shuts down 4 Red Sea ports
Egypt
February 17, 2012
Inclement weather shuts down 4 Red Sea ports
Inclement weather and high-speed winds have forced the closure of four sea ports in Suez, the Red Sea Port Authority…
Egypt rules out negative impact on Suez Canal from Israeli railway project
Business
February 7, 2012
Egypt rules out negative impact on Suez Canal from Israeli railway project
Abdel Tawab Haggag, economic advisor to the Suez Canal Authority, on Tuesday ruled out any negative effects on the canal…
Authorities confiscate 200,000 bladed weapons at Sokhna port
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Authorities confiscate 200,000 bladed weapons at Sokhna port
Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 200,000 bladed weapons into Egypt, seized on a vessel coming from China. The…
Bad weather closes two Alexandria ports
Egypt
December 31, 2010
Bad weather closes two Alexandria ports
Egyptian authorities shut down two ports in Alexandria and al-Dikhila due to bad weather that included high waves and wind,…
Exporters: Ain Sokhna port can’t meet demand
Business
June 2, 2010
Exporters: Ain Sokhna port can’t meet demand
Exporters say that an ongoing dispute between the Egyptian government and Dubai World, the company which runs the port of…
Dubai Ports postpones Sokhna expansion
Business
December 6, 2009
Dubai Ports postpones Sokhna expansion
Dubai Ports World (DP World), the company that operates Egypt's Sokhna seaport, has announced its intention to delay a scheduled…