Not long ago, Egypt marked the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal (苏伊士运河). The canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. It helped speed world trade between the East and the West. But the man-made waterway has also helped speed the ...
Completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 elevated Egypt as an important world transportation hub. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914. Partially independent from the UK in 1922, ...
One commentator, Moustafa al-Saeed said in a Facebook post that starting to fill the reservoir would be a “declaration of war” and urged the government to block Ethiopian traffic through the Suez Canal. Shukry underlined that the Egyptian government has not threatened military action, has ...
He said Egypt benefits from participating in a number of drills in a single month because it accelerates its war fighters’ understanding of and assimilation with new combat platforms that have been ordered or recently entered service. The exercises also provide experience with the concept of a “...
1a). The Gulf of Suez is wider but shallower, having formed within a relatively young but now inactive rift basin about 26 million years ago [1]. It runs for about 300 km north to northwest, ending at the Egyptian City of Suez and the Suez Canal's entrance. Its width ranges from 1...
Through the Suez Canal, the world connects with Europe from the Indian Ocean. The defining feature of the country is the river Nile which is often described as the life blood of the nation. The water the flows from the south from Sudan and drains into the Mediterranean Sea is what ...
The Suez Canal is one of the most used routes in the world (8% of world maritime trade). The Suez Canal is the shortest route between the Indian subcontinent, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North Africa with 1,411 vessels transiting monthly. ...
Between Lake Menzaleh and the Red Sea, on a line running first south and then south-southeast, are Lake Balah, Lake Timsah, and the Bitter Lakes (Lacus Amari), now traversed by the Suez Canal. Wadi Tumilat connects Lake Timsah with the Delta across the Arabian Desert, and forms the ...
Alexandria. Twelve stations are distributed in the Nile Delta. Five stations are located in the Suez Canal economic zone (3 in Suez, Ismailiya, and Port-Said). In addition to 10thof Ramadan, Belbeis, and Zaqaziq in Sharqiya governorate, and Ras Mohamed in South Sinai....
The Suez Canal when it was attacked and sunk by a German air strike in October 1941. The wreck is nearly 130 metres long but lies at a depths of only 18-32 metres. This means that it’s only for Advanced Divers and you need to spend time at depth, before a safety stop in the ...