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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Houthis Signal They Have Stopped Red Sea Ship Attacks, but Suez Traffic Lags

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 11/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better332 days ago

  CBC^[1] and NBC News^[4] (AP) both report the Houthi signal on 11 November 2025; gCaptain's^[3] later piece counts 43 days from the last attack on 29 September to the announcement.

  On 11 November 2025 Yemen's Houthis signalled in a letter that they had stopped attacking Israel and Red Sea shipping while the Gaza ceasefire holds. Suez Canal traffic stayed far below pre-crisis levels into early 2026.

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• Transport10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Maersk and Others Halt Red Sea Passages as Suez Diversions Begin

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 12/15/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.8 years ago

  Maersk's^[1] own advisory is dated 15 December 2023; CSIS^[3] puts 13 operators' suspensions between 15 and 19 December, and CNBC^[4] reported Maersk's rerouting on 19 December.

  On 15 December 2023 Maersk told ships bound for the Bab al-Mandab to pause after Houthi attacks, and within days it and other lines sent ships around Africa. The diversions cut traffic through the Suez Canal.

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• Transport10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Ever Given Blocks the Suez Canal for Six Days, 23-29 March 2021

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  03/23/2021 - 03/28/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.5 years ago

  CNN^[1], Al Jazeera^[4] and Wikipedia^[2][3] agree the ship was wedged from 23 March 2021 and refloated on 29 March (Wikipedia: 15:05 Egypt time).

  The 400-metre container ship Ever Given ran aground across the Suez Canal on 23 March 2021 in high winds and was refloated on 29 March. Hundreds of ships queued while the world's busiest east-west route was shut.

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• Infrastructure10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Sisi Opens the New Suez Canal and Its 72 km of New Waterways

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 08/06/2015CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better11.2 years ago

  CNN^[1], NPR^[3] (AP) and Wikipedia^[2] all date the inauguration to 6 August 2015.

  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi opened the expanded Suez Canal on 6 August 2015 at a ceremony in Ismailia, after a year of digging that added 72 kilometres of new waterways. Analysts questioned whether the projected revenue gains were realistic.

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Sadat Reopens the Suez Canal After Eight Years

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 06/05/1975CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better51.3 years ago

  The Suez Canal^[2] Authority's history page, Wikipedia^[1][3] (Suez Canal and its closure article, which captions the ceremony 5 June 1975) and The Gamming^[4] all give 5 June 1975.

  President Anwar Sadat reopened the Suez Canal on 5 June 1975, eight years after the Six-Day War closed it. A mine-clearing effort by the US and Britain through 1974 had cleared the waterway.

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Egypt Closes the Suez Canal on 6 June 1967, Trapping the Yellow Fleet

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 06/06/1967CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better59.3 years ago

  Wikipedia's^[1][2][3] closure article and The Gamming^[5] (quoting the New York Times) both date the closure to 6 June 1967, the day after the war began on 5 June. Wikipedia's main Suez Canal article says 5 June, so the date is a day off between sources; 6 June is used.

  Egypt closed the Suez Canal on 6 June 1967, the day after the Six-Day War began, and it stayed shut for eight years. Fourteen or fifteen cargo ships caught inside became the 'Yellow Fleet' in the Great Bitter Lake.

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Israel Invades Sinai, Opening the 1956 Suez Crisis

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 10/29/1956CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better69.9 years ago

  The Office of the Historian, the National Army Museum and Wikipedia^[3][4][5] (Operation Kadesh) agree that Israel attacked on 29 October 1956; Kadesh adds that air attacks began at about 3 pm.

  Israeli forces attacked across the Sinai Peninsula on 29 October 1956 as part of a secret plan with Britain and France to retake the Suez Canal. British and French landings followed within days, then a UN-backed ceasefire and withdrawal under US pressure.

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• Geopolitics10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Nasser Nationalises the Suez Canal Company in a Speech at Alexandria

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 07/26/1956CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better70.2 years ago

  The US State^[1][2] Department's Office of the Historian, its FRUS volume, the National Army Museum and Wikipedia^[3] all give 26 July 1956; the Suez Canal^[4] Authority also names the nationalisation as a turning point.

  On 26 July 1956 Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company in a broadcast from Alexandria, while Egyptian officials took over its offices. Britain and France were outraged, setting up the Suez Crisis.

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• Infrastructure10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Suez Canal Opens With Empress Eugenie's Imperial Yacht Leading the Way

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 11/17/1869CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better156.9 years ago

  The Suez Canal^[2] Authority, Wikipedia^[3], HISTORY.com^[1] and EBSCO^[6] all give 17 November 1869 for the inauguration; the ceremonies had begun on the evening of 15 November, and the first ship procession entered on the morning of 17 November.

  The Suez Canal was inaugurated on 17 November 1869, linking the Mediterranean and the Red Sea after ten years of digging. A procession of ships headed by the French imperial yacht L'Aigle, carrying Empress Eugenie, entered the canal at Port Said.

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• Infrastructure10/05/2026@BuildDesk

  Digging of the Suez Canal Begins at Port Said

  Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصرSuez Canal Authority

  

  Starts 04/25/1859CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better167.5 years ago

  The Suez Canal^[1] Authority's own history page and Wikipedia^[2] both give 25 April 1859 for the start of digging at Port Said (Al-Farama). HISTORY.com^[3][4] says only 'early 1859', which is consistent.

  On 25 April 1859 the Suez Canal Company broke ground at what is now Port Said, starting a ten-year dig across the Isthmus of Suez. The Suez Canal Authority says about 20,000 Egyptians took part in the groundbreaking despite objections from Britain and the Ottoman Empire.

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