In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President ...

The Suez Crisis of 1956 saw Britain and France clash with Egypt over control of one of the world’s most strategic waterways. President Nasser’s bold move to nationalize the canal sparked an ...

Britain immediately made the drawing of $561 million to replenish its reserves and announced that it had another $739 million available on stand-by. The most obvious consequence of the IMF's ...

By Dr Paul Addison. Was the Suez Crisis the final blow to Britain's self-image as a world power to be reckoned with? By Laurie Milner. Can a truly multi-racial society ever be achieved in modern ...

In October, despite American opposition, Britain and France ... the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Canal Crisis. Pictured here, Pearson displaying the Nobel Prize.

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 ...

Rather, it is an ex parte account of Eden's conduct of major foreign policy, and occasional domestic issues, with emphasis on the 1956 Suez crisis and ... conference that Britain and France ...

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will boost defence spending to 2.5 per cent by 2027 - Adrian Dennis/AFP Pool We often hear that our national debt is uncomfortably high, running at about 100pc of ...

Children as young as ten have had hip replacements on the NHS because they are so overweight, alarming figures show. Britain's child obesity crisis has been laid bare after it emerged at least ...

So Israel withdrew, but for them the Suez Crisis was a military triumph. David Ben-Gurion showed the world that Israel was here to stay. Britain and France were humiliated. They would never ...

The IMEC is a ship and rail route proposed at the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi. "The crisis highlighted the Suez Canal's critical role in ensuring stable global supply chains," added Rabie.