ANKARA, Sept 29 — Egypt has lost US$6 billion in Suez Canal revenue due to escalating geopolitical tensions in the region, Anadolu Agency reported, citing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said that although the IMF raised the global growth forecast, there is still a need "to be mindful of risks," reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 — United States (US) and British forces have carried out a fresh round of strikes on Monday (January 22) in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities used by the Iran-aligned group against Red Sea shipping, said the Pentagon.

ISMAILIA, March 30 — Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt's Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around the waterway.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The ringgit was a relative outperformer against the US dollar at the close today as most Asian currencies retreated versus the greenback, said OANDA Asia Pacific senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley.

MOSCOW, March 29 — The Ever Given container ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal has now been freed, reported Sputnik, quoting an announcement from maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping.

SINGAPORE, March 26 — Supplies, especially from Europe to the region, may be temporarily disrupted after a 400-metre-long container ship became wedged across the Suez Canal, said Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung.

CAIRO, March 25 — One of the world's largest cargo containers has run aground in the new channel of the Suez Canal after being blown off course by a dust storm, causing a divert of other huge vessels to the old channel to ease the traffic, reported Xinhua.