Ships anchored for nearly a week begin moving through the Suez Canal
By AFP
02 April 2021 |
9:48 am
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has promised that his country would buy equipment to avoid any repetition of the past week's closure of the Suez Canal as he visited Ismailia, en route to the vital trade artery.
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