Morocco ‘water highway’ averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainability
Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south but experts question the sustainability of the project in the face of climate change.
Suez Canal ship traffic normal after tanker collision
Cairo, Egypt--Shipping traffic was flowing normally on Egypt's Suez Canal on Wednesday, two shipping sources based in the country said, after two tankers that collided earlier were separated.The two tankers, the Singapore-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier BW Lesmes and the Cayman Islands-flagged oil products tanker Burri, briefly collided in...
One missing after tugboat sinks in Suez collision with tanker
The authorities in charge of the waterway said that a tugboat sank and a cew member had gone missing after the vessel collided with a tanker. A salvage team had located the wreckage following the accident and the waterway was being cleared and the team rescued six of the seven...
Egypt nixes reports that Suez Canal traffic is falling
The key trading link is setting new records, said the government, quoting the Suez Canal Authority.
