Exactly 70 years ago, the conflict over the Suez Canal led to war. That's how it was in the fall of 1956, Egypt found itself in a state of war with three countries at the same time: Israel, Great Britain and France. The international crisis began after Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the company that operated the Suez Canal, one of the world's most important trade routes. The military operation lasted a little over a week, and the Suez crisis itself became one of the major international conflicts of the Cold War and showed how much the influence of the European powers in the Middle East had weakened. Medusa publishes archival photos of the Suez crisis and talks about those events - again incredibly relevant -. Open with VPN | No VPN.

Exactly 70 years ago, the conflict over the Suez Canal led to war. That's how it was in the fall of 1956, Egypt found itself in a state of war with three countries at the same time: Israel, Great Britain and France. The international crisis began after Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the company that operated the Suez Canal, one of the world's most important trade routes. The military operation lasted a little over a week, and the Suez crisis itself became one of the major international conflicts of the Cold War and showed how much the influence of the European powers in the Middle East had weakened. Medusa publishes archival photos of the Suez crisis and talks about those events - again incredibly relevant -. Open with VPN | No VPN.