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What is Bab el-Mandeb? The critical trade route Iran threatens to shut downThe Iran Red Sea trade threat has intensified sharply, with tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falling below 10% of its normal dai...
Another engineering marvel from China - Xi Jinping to build land-based 'Suez Canal' to link Europe and AsiaChina is building a revolutionary land-based trade corridor, dubbed the “Suez Canal on rails,” linking Chongqing to Europe. This fast, reli...
Iran-backed Houthis take 6 seafarers hostage after attack on Greek ship in Red Sea: ReportHouthi militants, allegedly backed by Iran, have escalated Red Sea attacks, sinking two ships and capturing crew members. The recent assaul...
Houthis terrorize sailors with fresh attacks on ships in Red SeaThe attacks, involving rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, demonstrate a disregard for human life and a potential shift towards ...
Egypt tests new extension of the Suez CanalEgypt has tested a new 10-kilometre extension to the Suez Canal. This aims to minimize the impact of currents on shipping and increase capa...
"India's concerns are immediate and direct; safety and security of the Indian diaspora" Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev on escalations in Middle EastIndia's immediate concerns in the Middle East include the safety of the Indian diaspora and potential economic impacts like rising crude oi...
Reach Europe 20 days earlier and for 30% cheaper: How Chabahar port helps India expand its trade footprints globallyIndia’s pact with Iran to develop the Chabahar port will give a boost to the multimodal transportation network called the International Nor...
How Yemeni Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea are crimping global tradeThe impact struck home Friday when electric car maker Tesla said it had to shut down its factory outside Berlin from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11 due...
Red Sea attacks force rerouting of vessels, disrupting supply chainsSeveral major freight firms -- including MSC -- have begun to sail around Africa instead, adding costs and delays which are expected to be ...
Maersk tankers to insist its ships can avoid the Red SeaHouthi militants, aligned with Iran, are attacking vessels with ties to Israel when they pass through the Red Sea, causing insurance costs ...
Armenia proposes Iran-Black Sea corridor for Indian tradersThe proposed corridor-which will run parallel to the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)-will aim to connect Mumbai with B...
Suez Canal chief proposes widening, deepening vital waterwayThe proposed plan, outlined by Osama Rabie, would be to widen a 30-kilometer stretch by about 40 meters and deepen that area to 72 feet ins...
Suez Canal shipping backlog ends, days after giant vessel freedOsama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said 85 ships were expected to pass the canal from both sides on Saturday. They wi...
Suez Canal must upgrade quickly to avoid future disruption, say shipping sourcesShipping industry sources said specialist equipment and associated procedures have long struggled to keep up with the ever increasing size ...
Oil falls as Suez Canal opens, focus turns to OPEC+ meetingBrent crude fell 31 cents, or 0.5%, at $64.67 a barrel by 11:11 a.m. (1511 GMT.) West Texas Intermediate US oil was down by 47 cents, or 0....
Oil prices slip as focus switches from Suez Canal blockage to OPEC+ supply policyBrent crude was down 15 cents, or 0.2%, at $64.83 a barrel by 0115 GMT, after gaining 0.6% on Monday. U.S. oil was down 1 cent at $61.55 a ...
Ships turn toward Africa on concerns Suez blockage to last weeksTwo liquefied natural gas tankers loaded in the U.S. and bound for Asian markets appear to have changed course in the mid-Atlantic and are ...
Russia Naval base in Sudan could expand its partnership with India in Indo-Pacific regionThe Navies of India and Russia have stepped up cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region — two exercises this year in Eastern Indian Ocean Reg...
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on maiden India visit this weekAbdel Fattah el-Sisi will visit India for the first time this week to attend the third India-Africa Forum Summit to boost bilateral ties an...
Lavish celebrations as Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi opens new Suez CanalEl-Sisi with at least 90 official delegations, including India's led by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.