A container ship that broke down in Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday causing some traffic to be diverted has resumed its journey, the Canal Authority said.
The authority said in an earlier statement that the MSC ISTANBUL, sailing under the flag of Liberia, became stranded while transiting the canal on its way from Malaysia to Portugal.
Four tugboats had been working to move it, and traffic in the vital waterway had not been affected, the statement said.
"All the ships that are coming from the north have normally passed and navigation from the south also proceeded normally after the ships were diverted from the western channel to the eastern channel," it added.
Eikon shipping data showed the incident occurring at about 1600 GMT on Sunday.
In 2021, a huge container ship, the Ever Given, became stuck in high winds across a single-lane southern section of the canal, blocking traffic for six days before it could be dislodged.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal, while Iran said it will target US companies in the region from Wednesday.
China and Pakistan on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, urging the swift launch of peace talks and the restoration of normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as their foreign ministers met in Beijing.
Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that debris from an intercepted drone fell on three houses and a number of vehicles in a residential neighbourhood in Al-Kharj governorate, leaving two individuals injured.
Bangladesh is considering introducing partial online classes in schools as part of austerity measures to ease pressure from the global energy crisis and domestic constraints.
One person died and 50 more were injured after a large fire broke out at a petrochemicals plant in Russia's Tatarstan region on Tuesday due to an unspecified equipment malfunction, the plant's owner said.
Three Chinese ships have recently sailed through the Strait of Hormuz after coordination with relevant parties, a foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular daily press briefing on Tuesday, while calling for peace and stability in the Gulf Region.
Three United Nations peacekeepers from Indonesia have been killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon after a weekend that killed Lebanese journalists and medics in Israeli strikes.
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Tehran threatens US businesses, Hegseth says next few days 'decisive'
China, Pakistan call for Iran peace talks, normal navigation in Strait of Hormuz
Two injured after fallen drone debris hits houses in Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh considers partial online classes amid energy crisis
One dead and dozens injured after fire at big Russian petrochemicals plant
Three UN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes pummel south
Russian attacks kill two, injure dozens
