The largest source of foreign currency for the Egyptian economy: Suez Canal

ISMAILIA, EGYPT - DECEMBER 28: A cargo ship crosses the Suez Canal, one of the most critical human-made waterways, in Ismailia, Egypt on December 29, 2023. The Suez Canal remains important for both world trade and the Egyptian economy, even though 154 years have passed since it was put into service. The Suez Canal, which was opened on November 17, 1869, when Egypt was among the Ottoman lands, and is today located within the borders of Egypt, connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. The 193-kilometer-long canal, built by human hands, is among the most crowded water canals in the world. Simultaneously with Israel's attacks on Gaza, the Ben Gurion Canal Project, which was first proposed as an alternative to the Suez Canal in the 1960s, became the focus of discussions. Many companies temporarily removed the Red Sea from their itineraries after the Houthis in Yemen, who reacted to Israel's war in Gaza, 'make life unbearable for' the Red Sea to ships belonging to or going there. (Photo by Fareed Kotb/Anadolu via Getty Images)