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Turkey, Egypt Block LGBTQ Cruise Entry Over ‘Moral Values’

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By Patrick Sykes Verified
| Infomarine On-Line Maritime Internet Services
Turkey, Egypt Block LGBTQ Cruise Entry Over ‘Moral Values’ Turkey, Egypt Block LGBTQ Cruise Entry Over ‘Moral Values’ World Maritime Turkey, Egypt Block LGBTQ Cruise Entry Over ‘Moral Values’ Jul 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey and Egypt have blocked a cruise ship carrying more than 1,900 LGBTQ tourists from entering their ports, with the former citing a supposed threat to Turkish society.
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Iran Supreme Leader to Hold Memorial Ceremony for Slain Father

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By Patrick Sykes Verified
| Flipboard
World News 3 hours ago Trump does an about-face on Ukraine and NATO, at least for now The Hill - by Dov S. Zakheim, opinion contributor • 3h Not surprisingly, President Trump caused considerable anxiety at the NATO Summit when he railed against European allies for offering insufficient … World News Now The gas is cheap. The Trump administration isn’t saying who’s paying for it.
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Iran wants to charge fees for Hormuz. How do other waterways work?

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By Kanoko Matsuyama Verified, Claire Jiao Verified, Patrick Sykes Verified
| ThePrint Verified
International law generally guarantees ships a right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation, and coastal states aren’t allowed to charge vessels simply for exercising that right. The rules do, however, permit charges for “specific services rendered to the ship.” Oman is a party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS; Iran isn’t. Manmade waterways such as the Suez and Panama canals operate under different legal arrangements.
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