An effort to establish a canal through Panama led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built Egypt's Suez Canal, began in 1880 but progressed little over nine years before going bankrupt. Malaria ...

The Panama Canal is one of the greatest engineering marvels in human history, forever altering the course of maritime trade and reshaping global navigation. Located in the narrow Isthmus of Panama, ...

In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and ... we go right back to the creation of the canal in 1869, and the long history of British intervention in Egypt ...

Israel conflict threatens the Red Sea shipping route and impacts India's trade, here's what you need to know. Also, go ...

Spain dabbled in the idea, but it was the French, emboldened after completing the Suez Canal, who started the big dig in the late 19th century. They hired the count who led the Suez project ...

Ships on the Suez Canal in 1956, the year Egypt nationalised ... here is a look back at key dates in its history. As far back as the 19th century BC, a canal existed between the Red Sea and ...

An effort to establish a canal through Panama led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built Egypt’s Suez Canal, began in 1880 but progressed little over nine years before going bankrupt. Malaria ...