Suez is often described as the moment Britain ceased to be a great power. A more precise conclusion is that Britain ...

World War II gave colonised nations a chance to break out from global genocide, slavery, indenture and colonialisation. Break out into a world shaped by the very same masters. A ...

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ISMAILIA, Egypt — The men in the canal’s control room had their eyes glued to radar screens, monitoring the progress of the precious yellow icons. Down below, on the bank of the Suez Canal, the ...

Major shipping companies are devising strategies for a return to the Suez Canal after more than two years of disruptions due to security risks in the Red Sea. They have been rerouting vessels via ...

A single announcement in Cairo sent shockwaves through world politics. This video explores Gamal Abdel Nasser’s decision to nationalize the Suez Canal and how Britain the United States and the Soviet ...

CMA CGM has announced its FAL1, FAL3 and MEX services connecting Asia and Europe, which recently began transiting Suez Canal again on backhaul voyages, will return to sailing around the Cape of Good ...

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

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China has come out swinging after Panama’s high court ruled against a Hong Kong-backed company’s right to operate key ports at the Panama Canal, vowing the government will “pay a heavy political and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As the Trump administration deepens its involvement in Venezuela, critics warn the US ...

President Trump didn’t rule out attempting to take control of the Panama Canal. “I don’t want to tell you that,” Trump said when asked by a reporter if he would seek to take back the canal. He added, ...