by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Aug 6, 2014 | Business
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt launched a project on Tuesday which includes building a new Suez Canal waterway in a bid to increase revenues from the trade route—a vital source of foreign currency to the country whose economy has been rocked since the overthrow of...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 20, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An explosion at the headquarters of the Egyptian intelligence service in the city of Ismailia, which lies on the Suez Canal, has raised fears for the safety of navigation in the international waterway. Kamal Habib, an expert on jihadist groups,...