Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has awarded contracts to Gulf Arab companies for the expansion of the Suez Canal. The Cairo government has awarded major contracts for the construction of a parallel canal in Suez to companies from several Gulf Cooperation Council states. They included firms from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. “The winning consortium […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported an attack on the Suez Canal. Officials said a lone operative attacked a container ship that sailed through the Suez Canal. The officials said the Aug. 31 attack on the Panamanian-registered Cosco Asia was meant to disrupt operations in the 192-kilometer strategic waterway, used by the United […]
