In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, prompting a response from Israel, Great Britain and France. Britain and France had assembled impressive invasion fleets ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: For old-fashioned nineteenth-century imperialism, Suez was the last gasp. The war began with an imperialist invasion to seize the Suez Canal. It ended with the Soviet ...

In 1956, Britain and France saw Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser as a growing threat to their influence in the Middle East and beyond. Israel, worried by Egypt’s military strength, quietly joined ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: For Britain, the Suez Canal was a symbol of imperial prestige, as well as a lifeline to its bases in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. For the French, the issue was ...

LONDON, Wednesday, Sept. 12 1956 (UP) -- The U.S., Britain and France are joining in a pact to take over operation of the Suez Canal, Prime Minister Anthony Eden revealed today.In a speech to a ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Since it opened in 1869, Egypt’s Suez Canal has been a source of national pride and a focus of international conflict. It is one of the world’s great maritime shortcuts, ...

The Suez Canal is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. About 12% of world trade by volume passes through the man-made channel connecting Europe and Asia. So, a traffic jam like the one caused by ...

As Israel’s Gaza offensive has grown ever more deadly and destructive, President Joe Biden has equivocated: condemning the civilian death toll while simultaneously sending more arms to Israel. This ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Since it ...