The powers of the head of the administration of the Suez Canal were extended for a year

It is reported by the local edition Ahram Online with reference to the presidential decree.

Osama Rabia has been head of the waterway administration since August 2019.

He spearheaded efforts to re-float the 400-meter and 200,000-strong container ship Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March.