As the Suez Canal celebrates 150 years of being open - the vital international waterway has been at the heart of great power struggles as well as a vital financial line for Egypt
One of the world’s most important shipping lanes is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The Suez Canal links the Indian Ocean, through the Red Sea, with the Mediterranean making it a key node for global trade.
Before the French diplomat-turned-developer of the Suez Canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps, convinced Mohamed Said Pasha, the then governor of Egypt, into giving him the concession to build the canal, historically, the idea dates back more than 3,000 years to the time of the Pharaohs. For the British and French empires, the Suez Canal was of significant geostrategic and economic importance. The canal, as well as being a feat of engineering, also cut the time for ships to traverse to Asia.
It was not until Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal in 1956 that the Egyptian state could finally control it for the first time.
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