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 ...

This is Part 2 of our video series covering the air war of the 1956 Suez Crisis, also known as the Second Arab-Israeli War. On the evening before the Israeli invasion of Sinai Peninsula, Israeli Air ...

What began as a fight over a canal spiraled into a global showdown. The Suez Crisis revealed the cracks in old empires—and reshaped the modern Middle East.

The crisis began over who just owned the Suez Canal, gateway between Europe and Asia. In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser announced he would nationalize the canal, which was ...

The crisis began over who just owned the Suez Canal, the gateway between Europe and Asia. In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser announced he would nationalize the canal, which was ...

The first relevant echo is the 1956 Suez Crisis, sparked by Egyptian President Gamel Abdel Nasser’s nationalization of the British- and French-owned Suez Canal Company.

Heartwarming Suez Canal fact: Nasser’s mention in a 1956 radio broadcast of Frenchman Ferdinand de Lesseps - who oversaw the building of the canal by forced labourers - was the coded signal for ...

In 1956, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt nationalized the waterway. But almost as soon as his government took control, it was forced to briefly close after an invasion by an expeditionary ...

In 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser led Egypt to nationalize the canal, resulting in the first of its two major closings. Reopened after a few months, the Suez Canal was a strategic asset for the nation ...

The Suez Canal, blocked by a giant container ship that ran aground on Tuesday, ... Egypt nationalised the canal in 1956, prompting an invasion by shareholders Britain and France along with Israel.