Suez Canal opens after tanker freed
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Egyptian authorities reopened the Suez Canal today after the one of the world&#39;s major waterways was forced to shut for the first time in 30 years because of a stricken oil tanker.
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The great port of Alexandria was a bustling trade hub, a transit point for merchandise from throughout the ancient world &#151; until much of it vanished into the Mediterranean Sea.
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A commercial cargo vessel docks in the Somali capital's main port for the first time in nearly a decade.
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The Egyptian government yesterday freed a convicted Israeli spy in a demonstration of goodwill which leaders of both countries hope will lead to progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Lorries carrying fuel pass into Gaza as Israel eases its blockade following international pressure.
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CAIRO, Jan. 2 -- Egypt opened the gates of its main crossing into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to allow thousands of Palestinian pilgrims to return home, outraging Israel in the two countries' growing dispute over border security.
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Fears of gas supply shortages this winter ease with the imminent opening of a pipeline from Norway to the UK.
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JERUSALEM,  - Israel began freeing 159 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Palestine Liberation Organisastion chairman Mahmud Abbas.
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With fears of a humanitarian crisis growing, Israel opened up its blockade of Lebanon's ports to allow the first shiploads of aid to arrive, and tens of thousands of Lebanese fled north to escape Israeli army incursions.
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The Egyptian authorities have reopened the Suez Canal after a broken-down fuel tanker which blocked the waterway was refloated. The canal was reopened at 9:10 am (0710 GMT), three
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Egyptian Suez Canal authorities are trying to direct a crude oil spill away from Port Said where it could damage ships and equipment, a canal official said on Friday. The official said the authorities were attempting to direct the 20-km (13- mile) long slick, heading north toward the port, to an empty waiting area normally used by ships crossing the canal, where it could be dispersed using chemicals.
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An Israeli ministerial committee has approved the release, which the Israeli Cabinet approved last week. It&#39;s part of a promise Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made to Egypt&#39;s president to win the freedom of an Israeli jailed by Egypt on espionage charges.
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Six Palestinians have been rescued from a smuggling tunnel on the Gaza-Egypt border that had collapsed and trapped them underneath the rubble for almost 12 hours, witnesses in the Gaza town of Rafah said.
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Afghanistan and Iran open a major road link as part of reconstruction efforts aimed at boosting trade.
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The seaport in the Somali capital reopened Wednesday for the first time in 11 years, the latest sign that the city's Islamic fundamentalist rulers are trying to restore confidence after more than a decade of anarchy.
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Egypt has decided to increase transit fees for ships using the Suez Canal by an average of three percent next year, the canal authority revealed.
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Britain's network of navigable canals, the liquid highway of England's industrial revolution, is being revived after decades of disuse to help relieve commercial congestion on roads.