Egyptian authorities say an oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four ...

Since its opening, there have been five closures to the Suez Canal. One of these incidents forced the Suez Canal — one of the world's most vital shipping routes — to shut down for years ...

THE SUEZ CANAL.; Preparations for Opening-Capacity of the Canal--Refusal of Underwriters to Take Risks on Vessels to Pass Through It. Share full article. Nov. 13, 1869.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Zachary Karabell, author of Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal, about the dream to build a waterway that would unite the East and the West.

Egypt president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, in full military uniform, led his country in celebrating the opening of the $8.2bn Suez Canal on 6 August amid major fanfare and display of national pride.

Egypt's new Suez Canal is expected to open in early August in a project President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sees as a potent… Sunday, June 15, 2025.

Egypt inaugurates major expansion to Suez Canal. Egypt says it is a "gift" which "changes the map of the world" Suez Canal links Mediterranean with Red Sea ...

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority says work on a parallel waterway to allow two-way traffic on the key trade route will be finished in time for a gala inauguration on Aug. 6. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

1. 29 October: Israeli paratroops dropped east of town of Suez 2. 30 October: More paratroops dropped to the east of Mitla Pass. Troops begin crossing the border at Qussaima. 3. 31 October: British ...

THE SUEZ CANAL.; Official Regulations for the Navigation of the Canal--Capacity of Vessels, ... The Emperor of Austria to be Present at the Opening. Share full article. Oct. 9, 1869.

NATURE seventy-one years ago (1, 81; 1869) recorded the opening of the Suez Canal “in presence of emperors, kings, princes, and potentates; of eminent engineers, famous warriors, and ...