Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said it was temporarily suspending navigation through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes until the grounded container vessel MV Ever Given is refloated. The announcement on Thursday came after low tide overnight slowed efforts to dislodge the massive vessel that has chocked traffic in both direction along the canal and created one of the worst shipping jams seen in years. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Egypt
The Nile has become a political statement as countries across Africa fight for control of it. Egypt and Sudan depend on the river for their water. It is fed by the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. But the Ethiopian government says it needs to use more of the resource to help its people. For countries downstream, that is a problem. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Vall has this report from the source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ethiopia #Nile #BlueNile
Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91. A hero to some, a despot to others, he was president of Egypt for almost 30 years but lost his grip on power in just 18 days. Mubarak’s forced resignation was felt across the region and around the world. So who was the man who some will remember as a modern-day pharaoh? Watch Start Here for something extra. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #StartHere #AlJazeeraEnglish
