The sharp decline in ship traffic caused by attacks from Yemen is putting significant strain on the public finances of the ...

The UN official in charge of the International Maritime Organisation is planning to strengthen the agency in Egypt in ...

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

The IMF's lending to the four countries directly involved in the 1956 Suez crisis, and particularly to the United Kingdom, raised the institution's profile and established its role in helping member ...

Lester B. Pearson was the Canadian Minister of External Affairs when he won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Canal Crisis. Pictured here, Pearson displaying the Nobel ...

of some of the underlying causes of the current Egyptian crisis is cogent ... to fears surrounding the continued operations of the Suez Canal, amidst social unrest caused by massive riots against ...

Abstract: Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 and the failed attempt by France, Israel, and the United Kingdom to retake it by force constituted a serious political crisis with ...

At the same time the UK was losing its global influence as Egypt reclaimed the Suez Canal from British control. Prime Minister Eden tried to take it back but the USA refused to back the military ...

Israeli troops invaded Egypt and came within ten miles of the Suez Canal. This was the pretext for the British and French to intervene. It prompted an international crisis. America condemned the ...

Edward Segal is a PR expert who covers crisis-related news and topics ... and decisions by major shipping companies to bypass the Suez Canal in favor of a longer and safer route around Africa.