Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chairman Mohab MAMISH officially called on international maritime navigation lines to use the New Suez Canal, scheduled to be inaugurated August 6.
Cairo: Today marks exactly one month until the official opening of the newly expanded Suez Canal, and sources in Cairo, the US and Europe warn Splash that Islamic State is intending to target the waterway as it pushes further into Egypt.
Egypt's state news agency says authorities have closed four ports in the Suez governorate because of poor visibility due to a sandstorm gripping the Middle East.