In 1956, a brilliant diplomat named Lester B. Pearson led Canada into middle power respectability when he pulled the world back from the brink of war in the Middle East. In 1956, the first large ...
When Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal Co. in 1956, Britain and France claimed their military response was justified because of the waterway’s strategic importance and the company’s foreign ...
Suez Canal Authority's statement was not the first ... The Canal shall never be subjected to the exercise of the right of ...
Navigating the Suez Canal is a high-stress, complicated feat that requires master piloting skills. To demonstrate, we worked with Master Mariner Andy Winbow and Captain Yash Gupta to produce this ...
The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was involved in a collision Wednesday with a merchant ship during its current deployment to the Middle East, according to the Navy. The Navy's Sixth Fleet ...
The idea of a canal in this region has existed since the seventh century BC, but it was not until the late 1890s that it was finally completed - the Suez Canal, meanwhile, was completed in 1869.
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