Editor’s Choice: New Suez Canal officially welcomes ships
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi publicly signed an order Thursday to allow ships passage through the New Suez Canal.…
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Sisi passes decree to start Suez Canal Zone Project soon
Egypt will soon start on the Suez Canal zone project after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a decree. Sisi…
Egypt festive on New Suez Canal, Britain says stands in Solidarity
UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is in Ismailia Thursday, saying he would mark a momentous milestone - the…
Sisi inaugurates Egypt’s New Suez Canal
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurates Thursday the new Suez Canal in a lavish and heavily secured ceremony, as…
‘New Suez Canal’ makes history for Egypt
Egypt is preparing to open a major expansion of one of the world's greatest man-made sea routes - the Suez Canal. A…
Egypt pins hopes on Suez Canal expansion – FT
“We are changing the map of the world,” say the billboards that have sprung up in Cairo’s streets celebrating the…
New Suez Canal is symbol of a new Egypt: UAE paper
A UAE newspaper has said rapid strides of progress in Egypt stand out as a spectacular story of success and a…
Egypt opens $8.2bn New Suez Canal to high hopes
Egypt has opened Thursday an expansion to the Suez Canal to great fanfare, the centrepiece of President Abdel…
Suez Canal expansion could mean economic, political gain for Egypt’s leader Sisi
When construction of the Suez Canal began more than 150 years ago, it took a decade to complete the vital…
Egypt to unveil Suez Canal extension billed as start of new era
Egypt is to unveil a major extension of the Suez Canal Thursday, a mega-project that has emerged as a cornerstone…