- Story of the Suez Canal - Reprint from: All the Year Round, January 8, 1876; from Islamic History Sourcebook, Fordham University.
- Suez Canal - Brief description and key-dates history of the artificial waterway, with several links; from Encyclopaedia of the Orient.
- Wikipedia: Suez Canal - Illustrated article including history, current day, and related links.
Media publications
- BBC: UK considered cutting off Nile - Britain drew up plans to cut off the Nile to Egypt to force a return of the Suez Canal, files from 1956 reveal. (Published 2006-12-01 00:00:00)
- The Suez Crisis: Key maps - BBC News maps showing the strategic importance of the Suez Canal and how the crisis unfolded. (Published 2006-07-21 00:00:00)