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Suez Canal Authority urges return of shipping companies as Houthis halt attacks

The Suez Canal Authority has urged shipping companies to resume using the key Egyptian waterway connecting Asia and Europe, citing receding safety concerns amid a halt to Yemen-based Houthi rebel attacks. In a statement Jan. 30, the SCA said its chairman Ossama Rabiee met representatives of 23 shipping lines, including Mediterranean Shipping Co. and A.P. …