Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension with pomp-filled ceremony
Friday, August 7, 2015
ISMAILIA, Egypt -- In a defining moment of his young presidency, Egypt's Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi presided Thursday over the unveiling of a major extension of the Suez Canal he hailed as a historic feat needed to revive the country's ailing economy after years of unrest.
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