Egypt alone has sovereignty over the Suez Canal: Official sources

Recent statements by US President Donald Trump have sparked widespread controversy, after he called for free passage for American military and commercial vessels through the Suez and Panama Canals – arguing that these two canals would not have existed without the US.

Official Egyptian sources have criticized the US President’s statements, describing them as another example of American bullying.

They explained that Egypt alone has sovereignty over the Suez Canal, which is an Egyptian-owned international waterway through which any vessel is permitted to pass, regardless of its flag or nationality.

Official Egyptian sources have criticized the US President’s statements, describing them as another example of American bullying.

They explained that Egypt alone has sovereignty over the Suez Canal, which is an Egyptian-owned international waterway through which any vessel is permitted to pass, regardless of its flag or nationality.