The Suez Canal is one of the greatest achievements in engineering history. Connecting Europe and Asia, the canal has been an integral part of maritime navigation since its opening in 1869.

Have there been other major crises in the canal's history? KARABELL: There have been a lot of crises in the Suez Canal history. The canal is, like, the epicenter of great power conflict between ...

The Suez Canal is an Egyptian waterway connecting Europe ... At this time, there was tension between the three countries, according to a history page published on the State Department website.

BEIRUT — With the global supply chain in jeopardy, powerful tugboats and dredgers worked desperately Friday to free the giant cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal in a race against mounting ...

carries significance around the world – and is a unique challenge even in the eventful history of the Suez. The importance of the canal stems first and foremost from its location; it is the only ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Suez Canal, blocked by a giant container ship that ran aground on Tuesday, is the quickest sea route between Asia and Europe and about 15% of global shipping traffic moves ...

“Exactly what went wrong and led the boat to run aground remains unclear. … Both Suez Canal Authority officials and Evergreen Marine have blamed winds that reportedly reached up to 30 mp ...

Grasping the history of this 19th century infrastructure ... Similarly, we tend to consider the Suez Canal as a distinct stable object. Yet both were and still are moving targets.

A prospectus was circulated and on 20 December 1858 the Universal Company of the Suez Maritime Canal was constituted. Britain, which had regarded France's increased influence in this region with ...