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Huthi attacks cut Suez Canal revenue by 40-50%: Egypt’s Sisi

CAIRO (AFP): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that revenues from the Suez Canal had “decreased by 40 to 50 percent” so far this year due to attacks on shipping by Yemen’s Huthi rebels.

The canal is one of Egypt’s main sources of foreign currency, with Cairo gripped by a severe financial crisis.

The Huthi attacks, which the group says are targeted at vessels with links to Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip, have caused many major shipping firms to suspend passage through the Red Sea, which usually carries around 12 percent of global trade.

The Frontier Post

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