Warning against disruption to international trade and harm to the global economy by U.S. interference, the Egyptian legal expert urged the international community to stand firm in defending international laws and conventions and take serious steps to safeguard the legal bases for navigation. Meanwhile, Samaa Soliman, deputy chairman of the Foreign, Arab, and African Affairs Committee of the Egyptian Senate, affirmed on Monday that "only Egypt is responsible for securing and protecting the Suez Canal," and the revenues generated from canal transit fees are a legitimate sovereign resource backing the national economy and serving Egyptian citizens, and shall not be impaired under any pretext or justification. Soliman said that the Suez Canal and the Egyptian economy have been harmed by the U.S. as its unfair policies on the Palestinian issue fueled the region's instability and failed to stop the Houthis in Yemen.
Author: Marwa Yahya
Published at: 2025-04-28 21:17:00
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