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2 matching events · 9 published research items · January 21, 2026 → December 7, 1954

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January 21, 2026 Breaking

Panama canal quietly revises transit rules after record water shortage

Panama Canal Authority · Panama City · Panamá Province · Panama

The Panama Canal Authority revised vessel transit regulations following prolonged drought conditions that significantly lowered water levels in Gatun Lake, according to official notices i...

breaking canal cargo climate commodities drought

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December 7, 1954 Wars & Conflicts

The Lavon Affair

Cairo · Cairo Governorate · Egypt

What it was The Lavon Affair, also known as Operation Susannah, was a failed Israeli covert operation in Egypt in 1954, carried out by Israeli military intelligence. ...

ben-gurion bombings coldwar covert egypt espionage

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Expanded Suez Canal Opens

6 August 2015 — Egypt inaugurates a major expansion of the Suez Canal involving a new parallel channel along part of the route and widening of existing sections. The government presents t...

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Modern Egypt

2014–2026 — Egypt remains the most populous country in the Arab world and one of the principal political centers of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Cairo dominates political an...

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October War

6–25 October 1973 — Egyptian and Syrian forces launch a surprise attack against Israeli positions. Egyptian troops successfully cross the Suez Canal and penetrate the Bar Lev Line before ...

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Six-Day War

5–10 June 1967 — Israel defeats Egypt, Jordan and Syria in a brief but transformative war. Egyptian forces lose the Sinai Peninsula, and the scale of the defeat deeply damages Nasser's pr...

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The Suez Crisis

26 July–7 November 1956 — Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal Company after Western governments withdraw support for the Aswan High Dam. Britain, France and Israel secretly coordinate a mi...

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Britain Occupies Egypt

1882 — British forces intervene during the Urabi Revolt and occupy Egypt. The country formally remains connected to the Ottoman Empire for decades, but British officials exercise decisive...

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Suez Canal Opens

17 November 1869 — The Suez Canal officially opens, connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas without requiring ships to sail around Africa. The canal transforms global shipping and makes...

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Collective Security Fails in the Ethiopian Crisis

18 November 1935 — League of Nations sanctions against Italy enter into force after Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia. The measures exclude crucial materials such as oil and do not close t...

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Second Battle of El Alamein Begins

23 October 1942 — British Commonwealth forces under Bernard Montgomery attack Axis positions in Egypt. The battlefield lies close to the furthest Axis advance toward Alexandria and the Su...

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