In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to foreign ...

The famous Suez Canal often receives worldwide recognition but Europe's version is no less impressive. The Canal du Midi in the south of France is an extraordinary feat of engineering, history ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - The new stretch of the Suez Canal near Egypt's Little Bitter Lake will be operational in the first quarter of this year, the chairman of the canal authority Osama Rabie said on ...

The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama Rabie, said on Monday that navigational maps for the planned 10km (6.2 mile) canal ...

At the end of October 1956 the British, French and Israelis invaded Egypt and took control of the Suez Canal. The American government was furious that they had taken that action without the ...

Egypt was home to one of the world's most important transportation systems: the Suez Canal. But it was owned by Britain and France and very few of the huge profits made on the Canal ever found ...

CAIRO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The new stretch of the Suez Canal near Egypt's Little Bitter Lake will be operational in the first quarter of this year, the chairman of the canal authority Osama Rabie ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama Rabie, said on Monday that navigational maps for the planned 10km (6.2 mile) canal extension were issued. Rabie's statement said that ...

Suez Expansion to Be Operational in First Quarter, Canal Chairman Says CAIRO (Reuters) - The new stretch of the Suez Canal near Egypt's Little Bitter Lake will be operational in the first quarter ...