Egypt lengthening two-way portion of Suez Canal by 10 kilometres

An aerial view of the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal is pictured through the window of an aeroplane on a flight between Cairo and Doha, Egypt, November 27, 2021. [Reuters]

Egypt is working to improve the Suez Canal by making an additional 10 kilometres accessible to two-way traffic, while widening and deepening another 30 kilometres, the chairman of the authority managing the waterway said on Tuesday.