The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen.
CAIRO — Egypt deployed three tugboats to tow away an oil tanker that had broken down and caused brief delays in the Suez Canal, authorities in charge of the vital waterway say.
Traffic in both directions returns to normal after a brief disruption when the Malta-flagged Seavigour experienced a “machinery malfunction” while en route from Russia to China, the Suez Canal Authority says.
Three tugboats “successfully towed and moored the ship” at a shipyard where the technical fault will be fixed before the tanker “resumes its crossing,” according to a statement.
Brief disruptions caused by ships breaking down or running aground are common in the waterway, through which about 10 percent of global maritime trade passes.
Most are refloated within hours, allowing traffic to resume.
In March 2021 the giant container ship Ever Given caused a nearly week-long stoppage in Suez traffic after it became lodged diagonally in the waterway.
The disruption cost billions of dollars in shipping delays, with Egypt losing between $12 million and $15 million for every day of the closure.
The canal is a major source of much-needed foreign currency for cash-strapped Egypt, earning it $8 billion in transit fees in 2022.
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia and the United States urge Sudan’s warring parties in a statement to agree to and “effectively implement” a new ceasefire amid renewed fighting in the northeastern African nation.
Sudan descended into chaos after fighting broke out in mid-April between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.
For weeks, Saudi Arabia and the United States have been mediating between the warring parties. On May 21, both countries successfully brokered a temporary cease-fire agreement to help with the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. Their efforts, however, were dealt a blow when the military announced on Wednesday it would no longer participate in the cease-fire talks held in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah.
Following the military’s decision, the US and Saudi Arabia said they were suspending the talks “as a result of repeated serious violations of the short-term ceasefire.” US President Joe Biden’s administration imposed sanctions against key Sudanese defense companies run by the military and the RSF and people who “perpetuate violence” in Sudan.
In their statement today, Washington and Riyadh say they continue to engage representatives of the military and the RSF who remain in Jeddah. They urge the Sudanese warring sides to agree to and implement a new ceasefire following the latest one which expired late Saturday. The aim is to eventually establish a permanent cessation of hostilities in the war-wrecked country, they say.
The statement says the discussions focused on “facilitating humanitarian assistance” and reaching an agreement on “near-term steps the parties must take” before resuming the talks.
The fighting has turned the capital, Khartoum, and other urban areas into battlefields, resulting in widespread looting and destruction of residential areas across the country. The conflict has also displaced more than 1.65 million people who fled to safer areas in Sudan and neighboring countries.
The head of a regional council bordering Egypt says some residents are concerned about guard posts on the other side of the fence, after an Egyptian policeman entered Israel and killed three soldiers yesterday.
“We have residents living some 200 meters from an Egyptian post that is manned by soldiers and police officers. An incident like that raises serious concerns for them,” Ramat Hanegev Regional Council Eran Doron tells Army Radio, apparently referring to residents of the town of Kadesh Barnea.
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The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen.
CAIRO — Egypt deployed three tugboats to tow away an oil tanker that had broken down and caused brief delays in the Suez Canal, authorities in charge of the vital waterway say.
Traffic in both directions returns to normal after a brief disruption when the Malta-flagged Seavigour experienced a “machinery malfunction” while en route from Russia to China, the Suez Canal Authority says.
Three tugboats “successfully towed and moored the ship” at a shipyard where the technical fault will be fixed before the tanker “resumes its crossing,” according to a statement.
Brief disruptions caused by ships breaking down or running aground are common in the waterway, through which about 10 percent of global maritime trade passes.
Most are refloated within hours, allowing traffic to resume.
In March 2021 the giant container ship Ever Given caused a nearly week-long stoppage in Suez traffic after it became lodged diagonally in the waterway.
The disruption cost billions of dollars in shipping delays, with Egypt losing between $12 million and $15 million for every day of the closure.
The canal is a major source of much-needed........
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