Skip to main contentAccess keys help

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Low graphics|Accessibility help
BBC News
watch One-Minute World News
News Front Page
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East
South Asia
UK
Business
Health
Science & Environment
Technology
Entertainment
Also in the news
-----------------
Video and Audio
-----------------
Programmes
Have Your Say
In Pictures
Country Profiles
Special Reports
RELATED BBC SITES
Languages
Last Updated: Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 13:54 GMT 14:54 UK
E-mail this to a friend Printable version
Timeline: The Suez Crisis



E-mail this to a friend Printable version

REMEMBERING SUEZ

Egypt's nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956 changed the world

Derek Oakley Audio slideshow
A top marine recalls the Egypt invasion and the humiliation of withdrawal

France's lesson
End of empire
Suez and Fleet Street
Viewpoint: The 'betrayal' of Eden
Israeli paratrooper's tale
How Egypt took the canal
The parallels with Iraq

BACKGROUND

close up of Suez canal map Key maps
The strategic importance of the Suez Canal and how the crisis unfolded

Timeline: The Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis: Key players
Eden: PM felled by invasion
Nasser: Making of a hero

AUDIO/VIDEO
listen Archive material
listen Radio 4's Archive Hour
Suez: A Very British Crisis

HAVE YOUR SAY
Suez crisis: Your reflections


TOP MIDDLE EAST STORIES
Iranian scientist 'heading home'
Attack on Yemen security offices
Libyan 'Gaza ship' docks in Egypt


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Horses sculpture in memory of Genghis Khan, Ordos, Inner MongoliaGhost town
Has China's housing bubble burst?
Afo - the world's oldest clove tree The guerilla plant
How the world's oldest clove tree defied an empire
Sergei PoluninWalking away
Why Royal Ballet principal Sergei Polunin quit

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

AmericasAfricaEuropeMiddle EastSouth AsiaAsia Pacific

Trending Now