Egypt will not accept this cheap blackmail,” said a member of Egypt’s parliament in response to Trump's social media post.

By attacking ships in the Red Sea starting in November 2023, the Houthis, a militant group that captured Yemen’s capital a ...

President Trump said Saturday that American commercial and military ships should not have to pay to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal. “American Ships, both Military and Commercial ...

President Donald Trump has said U.S. ships, both military and commercial, should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal free of charge. "Those Canals would not exist without ...

The Suez Canal, located in Egypt and connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, is another key waterway. According to the think tank Atlantic Council, it sees 12% to 15% of worldwide trade ...

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The US and Panama are treaty-bound to defend the canal against any threat to its neutrality and are permitted to take unilateral action to do so. The Suez meanwhile connects the Mediterranean ...

Trump has for months been calling for the US to take control of the Panama Canal, but his social media post also shifted focus onto the vital Suez route. “American Ships, both Military and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal free of charge.