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Egyptian authorities say an oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four ...
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.
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 ...
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.
The mammoth cargo ship is free and the Suez Canal is open again. But while traffic has now resumed through the crucial waterway, experts say the weeklong maritime jam could have long-lasting ...
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's Suez Canal welcomes foreign investment but foreigners would have no control over the waterway or over a proposed fund that would help to manage its resources, the head of the Suez Canal ...
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 ...
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 ...