Egypt allows French ship to enter Suez Canal.

From:

Xinhua News Agency

Date:

January 23, 2006

CAIRO, Jan 23, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Egypt has allowed the
asbestos-laden French carrier to enter the Suez Canal after more than a week
of controversy, the official MENA news agency reported on Monday.

The decision to allow the ship's passage through Suez was made on Sunday
after an Egyptian ministerial committee tasked with checking the carrier named
Clemenceau concluded that there would be no risks if it crossed the
international waterway, said Mohammad Moussa, director of Suez Canal Authority
(SCA)'s public relations.

The French carrier has paid the SCA 1.4 ...