In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci. In 1859, ground was ...

Officials say Egypt’s revenue from the Suez Canal plunged by almost two thirds last year, attributing the sharp drop to ...

Despite becoming the mouthpiece for the Trump administration’s unprecedented hostility towards their European allies, ...

Rerouting History: From Suez to the Arctic Once upon a time, if you were mapping global trade, your pen would glide through the Middle East and North Africa. Cairo. Haifa. Dubai. Aden. The Suez Canal ...

US and Panamanian military forces conduct a joint drill at the Panama Canal during the visit of US defense secretary Pete Hegseth to Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Panama City: On 10 April 2025, the United States and Panama signed a security agreement allowing US military personnel to deploy to bases along the Panama Canal. The deal, seen by AFP, marks a ...

Trump, since returning to power in January, has repeatedly claimed that China has too much influence over the canal, which handles about 40 per cent of US container traffic and 5 per cent of world ...

goes through the Panama Canal, accounting for more than two-thirds of vessels passing each day through the world’s second-busiest inter-oceanic waterway. Mr Hegseth’s trip followed reports ...

which Trump insists are too high (although data show they're in line with other major shipping lanes like the Suez Canal). The Panama Canal handles 6% of the world's maritime cargo traffic ...

More than 40 per cent of US container traffic, valued at roughly US$270 billion (RM1.2 trillion) a year, goes through the Panama Canal, accounting for more than two-thirds of vessels passing each day ...

(CNN) — Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the ...

PANAMA CITY -Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from Washington, as the two nations announced agreements to deepen ...