Suez Canal
Greek News
How Aristotle Onassis Became the Richest Man in the World
The Suez Canal remains blocked by the container ship Ever Given, but it's not the first time a crisis has occurred at the waterway.
Politics
Will Turkey’s Enormous Istanbul Canal Project Move Ahead?
An ambitious "Suez Canal" project in Turkey, spearheaded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and known as the Istanbul Canal, aims to transform the city into a global trade hub, with an estimated cost of $9.2 billion.
In 2021, the Turkish...
Africa
The Greek Pioneers Who Dug the Suez Canal
Greece has been connected to the Suez Canal since it was first envisioned as a pie-in-the-sky project in the mid-nineteenth century.
Greek News
Greece’s Suez Crisis: Corinth Canal Closed for More than Three Months
The Corinth Canal, one of the most important infrastructure works of modern Greece, remains shut for maritime traffic since January 2021.
Business
How the Moon Helped Free Cargo Ship Ever Given in Suez Canal
The Suez Canal, reopened this week after the "Ever Given" was finally freed from the side of the canal after the full moon gave it a boost.
Africa
“Ever Given” Refloated as 16 Greek-Owned Vessels Stuck at Suez Canal
The huge container ship “Ever Given” that has been wedged in the Suez Canal for six days has reportedly been refloated on Monday.
Greek News
The Greek Pioneers Who Constructed the Suez Canal
In the mid 1800s, almost three quarters of the residents of Kasos Island in Greece picked up and moved to Egypt to work on one of the most ambitious construction projects in the world: The Suez Canal, which would...
Environment
Lionfish Invades Crete for the First Time
The poisonous lionfish was located for the first time in the sea region of Agios Panteleimonas in Crete, Lassithi. The Cretan Aquarium of the Greek Center for Marine Research announced the appearance of the tropical fish, otherwise known as...
Animals
Alert! Rhodes Invaded by Alien Fish Species From Suez Canal
The lionfish, found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, South Africa and east of Sumatra, has now made its way to the Aegean Sea, particularly in the sea region of Rhodes. It first appeared in the summer of...
Energy
Greece's Energy Ministry Confirms Greek-Russian Collaboration
Greece's Energy Minister Panos Skourletis discussed with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak on Tuesday about the acceleration of preparatory procedures for the 9th Joint Interministerial Committee that will be held in November.
The Greek Ministry confirmed that both Greek and Russian officials are on the same page...