Countries in West Asia are switching from traditional trade routes to alternative ones providing cheaper and quicker freight services in defiance of the West’s unilateral sanctions against them, according to an analyst.

The megaship which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March weighed anchor. 

Egypt has started dredging work on the Suez Canal to extend a second lane that allows for two-way traffic.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the recent incident where a ship blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week highlighted the importance of a corridor being developed by Iran, Russia and India.

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said Saturday that a shipping traffic jam caused by a giant container vessel getting stuck on the crucial waterway for almost a week has been cleared.

Shipping traffic through Egypt's Suez Canal resumes after a giant container ship that had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated.

Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on March 29, 2021.