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Suez Canal

The massive cargo ship, the Ever Given, is shown in the watery distance stacked with containers.

The massive Ever Given container ship impounded amid financial dispute

Business, Economics and Jobs

Egyptian authorities impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the canal chief and a judicial official said Tuesday.

A large cargo ship is show in the distance towering over the sandy landscape with hundreds of containers stacked on top.

Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal

Business, Economics and Jobs
A person holds a vial of a vaccine dose wearing blue gloves

EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 vaccines

Top of The World
A river winds through a city full of buildings and skyscrapers.

Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal alarms villagers and environmentalists

Environment
The World

Underwater Geo Quiz

Global Politics
The World

Geo quiz and answer

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for the land bridge that links Africa and southwest Asia. The answer to today’s Geo-Quiz is: the Sinai Peninsula.

Egypt’s Labor Unions Galvanize Protest Movement, Spark Economic Fears

Conflict & Justice

Ayah el Said is a research analyst with Roubini Global Economics. She reports on the strength of labor unions within Egypt. Lawrence Weschler covered Poland and Eastern Europe for The New Yorker for many years. He joins us as well.

Israel worried about energy supply

Conflict & Justice

Israel has been anxiously following events in Egypt, worried about how the unrest could affect the peace treaty between the two countries. But as Daniel Estrin reports, Israelis are now worried about their energy security, too.

Egypt protests, the Suez Canal and gobal trade

Business, Economics and Jobs

The protests in Egypt have many in the international community wondering how the growing political instability will affect commerce in the region. The World’s Laura Lynch reports on the Suez Canal.