100 days in 1956, the Suez Crisis marking one of the great follies of modern history. In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, prompting a response from ...

French paratroops land south of Port Said 6. 5 November: Israelis capture Sharm al-Sheikh to lift blockade of Gulf of Aqaba. 7. 6 November: Anglo-French invasion force bombardment and landings 8. 7 ...

The French are normally assiduous about remembering military anniversaries - even the nasty ones like Dien Bien Phu, Mers el-Kebir or Trafalgar. But there is something about the Suez crisis that has ...

On 6 November, the sea and helicopter-borne assault went in. Royal Marine Commandos, together with British and French airborne forces supported by British tanks soon defeated the Egyptian forces ...

The Suez Crisis - 1956. The BBC is ... Britain and France sent in troops to recapture the Suez Canal after Egypt's President Nasser had nationalised the Anglo-French Suez Canal Company and taken ...

Shippers Know the Suez Is Always a Crisis Waiting to Happen One of the world's busiest waterways has long been a risk for global shippers. Houthi rockets in the Red Sea are just the latest.

The Suez Canal, one of the world’s most critical waterways, is responsible for 14% of global trade. It’s not only a masterpiece of engineering but also a structure of immense historical and ...

As the second London conference on the Suez crisis convened last week in the chandeliered conference room of London's Lancaster House, U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles faced a roomful ...