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Suez
Suez , city (1996 pop. 417,610), NE Egypt, at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. An important port with extensive facilities, it is also a refueling station, a holding area for ships entering the canal, and a center for the storage and refining of oi... Read more
Suez Canal
Suez Canal Arab. Qanat as Suways, waterway of Egypt extending from Port Said to Port Tawfiq (near Suez) and connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and thence with the Red Sea. The canal is somewhat more than 100 mi (160 km) long. Proceeding S from Port Said, it runs in an almost u... Read more
Jamestown
Jamestown town, port, and capital (1998 pop. 864) of Saint Helena, in the S Atlantic. Once a busy coaling station on the East India route, it lost its importance after the opening of the Suez Canal, although it still supplies water to passing vessels. ... Read more
Ferdinand Marie Lesseps, vicomte de
Ferdinand Marie Lesseps, vicomte de , 1805-94, French diplomat and engineer. He entered the consular service in 1825 and was minister to Spain (1848-49). Later, while serving in Egypt, he conceived the idea of a Suez Canal , and in 1854 he obtained from Said Pasha, viceroy of Egypt, the concession ... Read more
Port Said
Port Said or Bur Said , city (1986 pop. 469,533), NE Egypt, a port on the Mediterranean Sea at the entrance to the Suez Canal. It is a fueling point for ships using the canal and is the site of the main workshops of the canal administration. Salt is produced in Port Said by evaporating seawater,... Read more
Tahpanhes
Tahpanhes , Tahapanes , or Tehaphnehes , ancient city, NE Egypt, on Lake Manzala. The site is now on the Suez Canal. Herodotus states that the city (called by the Greeks Daphnae) had a garrison of Psamtik's troops and, in the early 5th cent. BC, a Persian garrison. It was superseded as a port ... Read more
Djibouti
Djibouti , town (1995 est. pop. 383,000), capital of the Republic of Djibouti, a port on the Gulf of Tadjoura (an inlet of the Gulf of Aden). It is the nation's only sizable town and its administrative center. Its importance results from the large transit trade it enjoys as a terminus of the railroa... Read more
isthmus
isthmus , narrow neck of land connecting two larger land areas. Since it commands the only land route between two large areas and is on two seas, an isthmus has great strategical and commercial importance and is a favorable situation for a city. In modern times many isthmuses have been cut through b... Read more
Sinai
Sinai , triangular peninsula, c.23,000 sq mi (59,570 sq km), NE Egypt. It is c.230 mi (370 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide and extends north into a broad isthmus linking Africa and Asia. Sinai is bounded on the E by the Gulf of Aqaba and on the W by the Gulf of Suez, which is linked to the Mediter... Read more
Red Sea
Red Sea ancient Sinus Arabicus or Erythraean Sea, narrow sea, c.170,000 sq mi (440,300 sq km), c.1,450 mi (2,330 km) long and up to 225 mi (362 km) wide, between Africa (Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea) and the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Yemen); a part of the Great Rift Valley . The Gulf of... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Suez"

Suez Canal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Suez Canal Arab. Qanat as Suways, waterway of Egypt extending from Port Said to Port Tawfiq (near Suez) and connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and thence with the Red Sea. The canal is somewhat more...
Suez Crisis
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Suez Crisis The Suez Crisis of October 1956, which involved a coordinated attack by British...Israeli forces on Egyptian positions in the Sinai Peninsula and along the Suez Canal, was a pivotal moment not only for interstate relations within...
Suez
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Suez , city (1996 pop. 417,610), NE Egypt, at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. An important port with extensive facilities, it is also...
Suez Canal University
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY Public university founded...Sadat (1970 – 1981) founded Suez Canal University as part of his plan to rebuild and symbolically reclaim the war-damaged Suez Canal cities. In 1975 he had reopened the...
Gulf of Suez
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa GULF OF SUEZ Maritime inlet that connects the Isthmus of Suez to the Red Sea and, with the Suez Canal, separates the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt. Almost 200 miles (320 km) long and 12 to 20 miles (20 – 32 km) wide, the...
Suez Crisis (1956–1957)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa SUEZ CRISIS (1956 – 1957) The British...President Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal, also involving Israel, and ending...announced his decision to nationalize the Suez Canal Company. This came as a rebuff to the...
Suez–Mediterranean Pipeline
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa SUEZ – MEDITERRANEAN PIPELINE Pipeline linking the Red and Mediterranean seas. The Suez – Mediterranean Pipeline (SUMED...Gulf oil-producing states to bypass the Suez Canal, which cannot accommodate tankers larger...
Suez canal and crisis
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Suez canal and crisis. The 106-mile canal links...Red Sea. It was built by the international Suez Canal Company, under the guidance of Ferdinand...government. It operated according to the Suez canal convention, signed at Constantinople...
London Conference (1956)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...President Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal Company. In response to Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal Company in late July 1956, the United...the administration and supervision of the Suez Canal, plus states that shipped considerable...
Engulf, Operation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...operation of Engulf took place during the Suez crisis of 1956, when a team led by British...of the Egyptian embassy in London. The Suez crisis began in July 1956, when Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser seized the Suez Canal, formerly under the control of Britain...

Dictionary entries related to "Suez"

Suez Crisis
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History SUEZ CRISIS SUEZ CRISIS. In the summer of 1956, British, French, and Israeli leaders...were humiliated by his nationalization of their shares in the Universal Suez Canal Company. They were concerned about Nasser's increasing contacts...
Suez canal and crisis
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Suez canal and crisis The 106–mile canal links the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. It was built by the international Suez Canal Company, under the guidance of Ferdinand de Lesseps, and opened in 1869...
Suez Canal
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Suez Canal a shipping canal connecting the Mediterranean at Port Said with the Red...came under British control. Its nationalization by Egypt in 1956 prompted the Suez Crisis , a short conflict in which Britain and France made a military alliance...
Suez War
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Suez War (1956) A military conflict involving British, French, Israeli, and Egyptian forces. It arose from the nationalization of the SUEZ CANAL Company by Egypt in 1956. When attempts to establish an international...
Egypt
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...in 1882 to protect its interest in the Suez Canal, which served as a vital link of...military presence would continue along the Suez Canal. The treaty also allowed for the...programme, the nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956, sparked off the Suez Crisis...
Egypt, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the Middle East. In order to protect the Suez from the Soviets, the United States sought...funds by nationalizing the privately owned Suez Canal Company. Such a bold action was...the two nations most involved with the Suez Company, as well as Israel, which felt...
Yom Kippur War
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...as Egyptian troops advanced over the Suez Canal while the Syrians reached the Golan...8 October Israeli forces recrossed the Suez Canal further west, encircling part of...October, followed by disengagement along the Suez Canal and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping...
Eden, (Robert) Anthony, 1st Earl of Avon
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...as Prime Minister. Eden's premiership was dominated by the SUEZ WAR . Owing to his experience of appeasement, he was determined...aggressor. Widespread opposition to Britain's role in the Suez Crisis, together with his own failing health, led to his resignation...
Nasser, Gamal Abd al-
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...with Soviet help, following the withdrawal of Western aid. His decision to nationalize the Suez Canal was highly popular at home, but sparked off the Suez Crisis . A leader of pan-Arabism , he founded the short-lived United Arab Republic with...
Six Day War
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...use of weaponry and paratroops brought Israeli troops to the Suez Canal within two days, encircling the Egyptian Sinai army...and Israeli troops remained established on the east bank of the Suez Canal until the Yom Kippur War . In some respects, however...

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SUEZ Energy North America Affiliate and New Brunswick Power Enter into Long-term Power Purchase Agreement from New 99 MW Wind Project
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 2/26/2008; 700+ words ; ...ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Julie Vitek of SUEZ Energy North America, +1-713-636...suezenergyna.com; or Katja Damman of SUEZ Energy International, 32 2 510 70 69...suezenergyint.com; or Arnaud Erbin, SUEZ Investor Relations, 33 1 4006 6489, arnaud...
SUEZ Energy North America Affiliate and New Brunswick Power Enter into Long-term Power Purchase Agreement from New 99 MW Wind Project.
PR Newswire; 2/26/2008; 700+ words ; HOUSTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SUEZ Renewable Energy NA (SRENA), the renewable energy business of SUEZ Energy North America, today announced...a ) "Our government is pleased that SUEZ is showing confidence in our province by...
SUEZ Energy Resources NA Announces Opening of New Oak Brook, Illinois Office.(Company overview)
Business Wire; 8/21/2007; 700+ words ; ...as PJM Regional Vice President HOUSTON -- SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of SUEZ Energy North America, today announced that...industrial customer base in northern Illinois. SUEZ Energy Resources' megawatts under contract...
SUEZ Energy North America Announces Completion of Ventus Acquisition and Establishes New Renewable Energy Business Division.
PR Newswire; 9/26/2007; 700+ words ; HOUSTON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SUEZ Energy North America (SUEZ Energy) today announced that it has established a new...generation in various stages of development. Through Ventus, SUEZ Energy has secured land rights to more than 17 million...
SUEZ Marks a Milestone at the Atlantic LNG Facility in Trinidad.
PR Newswire; 11/14/2006; 700+ words ; ...HOUSTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- SUEZ LNG NA LLC today announced that its liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship, SUEZ MATTHEW, had the honor of loading the...this critical LNG export facility. The SUEZ MATTHEW also loaded the very first cargo...
SUEZ Energy Resources NA Launches Power Pledge Drive Campaign; New Jersey Children's Charities to Benefit.
Business Wire; 4/27/2005; 700+ words ; HOUSTON -- SUEZ Energy Resources NA, Inc. (formerly Tractebel...the U.S. retail energy business of SUEZ Energy International), is offering businesses...out several local children's charities. SUEZ (NYSE:SZE) is an international industrial...
SUEZ Becomes First Company to Bring U.S. Mariner Crew on Board.
PR Newswire; 11/20/2007; 700+ words ; BOSTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- SUEZ LNG NA LLC (SUEZ) announced today that the LNG ship SUEZ Matthew has become the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel in recent history calling on United States ports to begin utilizing U.S. mariners...
SUEZ Energy North America Announces Completion of Ventus Acquisition and Establishes New Renewable Energy Business Division
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 9/26/2007; 700+ words ; ...ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Julie Vitek of SUEZ Energy North America, Inc., +1-617...suezenergyna.com, or Katja Damman of SUEZ Energy International, +32-2-510...suezenergyint.com, or Arnaud Erbin of SUEZ Investor Relations, +33-1-4006...
SUEZ LNG Subsidiary Kicks Off Construction of Neptune Offshore LNG Facility.
PR Newswire; 7/23/2008; 700+ words ; ...Community Gathering BOSTON, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SUEZ LNG NA LLC (SUEZ) announced today that construction has begun on its...com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070130/CLTU162LOGO ) SUEZ also presented $23.5 million in total mitigation...
Suez raises Eu1.8bn from Fortis block and mandatory to ease debt worries.
Magazine article from: Euroweek; 4/25/2003; 700+ words ; Indebted French utility Suez yesterday (Thursday) raised Eu1.8bn...such combination in Europe and will help Suez towards its target of reducing its debt...investor criticism over recent months. Suez sold 50m shares through a block trade...