Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The Suez Canal ( '), also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
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S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday ventured north of the Arctic Circle and urged international cooperation in a region that could become a new battleground for natural resources.On her trip to the northern Norwegian city of Tromso, she conveyed that message of working together in one of the world's last frontiers of unexplored oil, gas and mineral deposits. The region is becoming more significant as melting icecaps accelerate the opening of new shipping routes, fishing stocks and drilling opportunities.To safely tap the riches, the U.S. and other countries near the North Pole are trying to cooperate to combat harmful climate change, settle territorial disputes and prevent oil spills."The world increasingly looks to the North," Clinton told reporters after a two-hour boat tour of the nearby Balsfjord and meeting with Arctic scientists. "Our goal is certainly to promote peaceful cooperation," she said, adding that the U.S. was "committed to promoting responsible m...Israel's foreign minister claimed Wednesday that Iran is about to send two warships through the Suez Canal for the first time in years, calling it a "provocation," b...
Israel is monitoring two Iranian warships about to pass through the Suez Canal for Syria and warn they might act.The Israeli Navy will be tracking the two warships a...
Suez Canal officials say two Iranian naval vessels are expected to start their passage through the strategic waterway early Tuesday.Canal officials say the ships are...
The Egyptian crisis continues to grow, and with it concern is being raised about the safety of the Suez Canal , which connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. An ...
At least 1,500 Egyptian workers from the Suez Canal Authority protested for better pay Thursday in three cities straddling the strategic waterway, one of the world's...
Egyptian officials say two U.S. warships have entered the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean, moving closer to the Libyan coast after orders from Defense S...
State media say Egypt has agreed to let 2 Iranian naval vessels transit the Suez Canal .
Two Israeli warships reportedly sailed through the Suez Canal on Tuesday, ten days after a submarine believed to be nuclear-armed made the crossing.The deployment in...
Iran's state-run Press TV reports Thursday that two Iranian warships were still en route to the Suez Canal, despite Israel expressing concern over their passage.Iran...
Israel watches situation with 'utmost gravity'
Two Iranian warships will pass through the Suez Canal en route to the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, a canal official told Reuters.The passage of the ships will be the...
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Concerns over direction Egypt is taking
U.S. officials don't want to talk about what might happen if the crisis in Egypt endangers international shipping -- and many of the world's oil tankers -- through t...
Two Iranian naval vessels withdrew a request Thursday to transit the Suez Canal after Israel expressed concerns over the plans, a senior canal official said.The offi...
Two Iranian naval vessels have submitted a request to transit the Suez Canal , Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Israel has expressed concerns over the plans, ...
CAIRO -- Two Iranian naval vessels traveled through the Suez Canal on Tuesday en route to Syria, officials said, the first time in three decades that Tehran has sent...
CAIRO -- Two Iranian naval vessels entered the Suez Canal on Tuesday en route to Syria, officials said, the first time in three decades that Tehran has sent military...
Egypt has agreed to allow two Iranian naval vessels to transit the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, a military official said Friday, ending several days of confusion...
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