US offers to help Egypt reopen Suez Canal

The US offer comes days after a giant vessel ran aground and became lodged sideways in the canal.
A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority shows the Taiwan-owned MV Ever Given (Evergreen) lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of the Suez Canal, Egypt, March 24, 2021,
A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority shows the Taiwan-owned MV Ever Given (Evergreen) lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of the Suez Canal, Egypt, March 24, 2021, - Handout photo by Suez Canal Authority/HO/AFP via Getty Images
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The United States has offered to help Egypt free a massive container ship that is blocking traffic in the Suez Canal, the White House said on Friday. 

"As part of our active diplomatic dialogue with Egypt, we've offered U.S. assistance to Egyptian authorities to help reopen the canal,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at a briefing. 

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