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The Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of the French navy, and its escorts were transiting through the Suez Canal en route to the southern Red Sea, the defence ministry said.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Despite the situation, convoys were transiting through the waterway without any problems, Rabei said, without elaborating on what had caused the ship to run aground.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, around half of all passenger figures were transiting through Dubai.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2022

In the last 24 hours, the National Migration Institute took into custody 1,266 migrants "from different continents that were transiting irregularly," the INM said in a statement.

From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2022

Two of the travelers were transiting through Kenya from Ghana and Mozambique.

From National Geographic • Apr. 27, 2016