Other European powers responded to Great Britain's seizure of the Suez Canal by:

Rushing to secure colonial territories of their own throughout Africa. (APEX)

France supported the British seizure of the Canal but the Soviets supported Egypt. The French and English troops gained control over the area surrounding the Suez Canal. The Soviet Union under the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev even supplied the Egyptians with arms. This was in a bid to gain influence in the Middle East.