French president attends new suez Canal opening celebrations

French President Francois Holande arrived as a guest of honor at the site of the celebrations marking the new Suez Canal inauguration.

Among the guests are the kings of Jordan and Bahrain, as well as the Emir of Kuwait and the presidents of Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger and Mauritania, state news MENA reported.

Also attending are the prime ministers of Ethiopia, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, Serbia and Mali along with delegations from 70 countries.

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