"In November 1956, people from all walks of life in Beijing held a rally in the Tiananmen Square to support Egypt in safeguarding national sovereignty and to nationalize the Suez Canal," Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang told Xinhua. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 63 years ag...
Nasser quickly moved to nationalize the canal’s operation, and did so by transferring ownership to the Suez Canal Authority, a quasi-government agency, in July 1956. Both Great Britain and the United States were angered by this move, as well as by the Egyptian government’s efforts to esta...
1922, it remained a British protectorate until 1936. A military coup in 1952 overthrew King Farouk I's constitutional monarchy, and a republic was established the following year. From 1958 to 1961 it was joined to Syria as the United Arab Republic. Cairo is the capital and the largest city...
At the same time, the administration of the Suez Canal is considering the possibility of expanding the canal. It has also been announced that the fleet of the Suez Canal acquired the largest dredging vessel in the Middle East calledMohab Mamish. The ship was named after the former commander ...
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In all three countries, ISI protected national industries through (prohibitive) import tariffs, quotas and outright import bans. These protections benefited the managers and employees of the large state owned enterprise (SOE) sector and the entrepreneurs in the very small private sector in Morocco, ...
limit the extent of demonstrations. President Mubārak imposes a curfew and deploys army units in an attempt to control unrest. The national headquarters of the NDP is burned in Cairo. As violence continues into the night, Mubārak appears on state television announcing the dismissal of his ...