New Suez the latest in a line of Egyptian infrastruture achievements
By Jean-Jacques Cornish Since the dawn of history, Egyptians have been making huge political statements by building symbolic structures. The giant pyramids of Giza and the royal temples of Luxor have drawn millions of international visitors over the years – not nearly enough of late for the Egyptians feeling the crippling effect of the tourist […]
Foreign contractors proud of involvement in Suez project
No fewer than six dredging companies – four of them European – were contracted to dig the second Suez Canal out of the desert. The mega-project being officially opened today has project managers swell with pride at being part of modern history in the land of ancient civilisation end intro The Belgian dredging giant Deme […]
El Sisi says he’ll beat the terrorism that threatened new Suez construction
In a ceremony that was as much a show of force as national pride, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El Sisi has opened the new Suez canal promising to beat the terrorism that threatened its record breaking construction. Egypt new warplanes flew over the thousands of invited guests including Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir sitting a […]
Egypt shows of new warplanes at second Suez opening
Egypt’s newly-acquired military hardware will play a starring role in today’s opening of the Second Suez Canal. The invited kings, presidents and international VIPs will see the French and US fighter jets Egypt’s been able to buy after the weapons freeze following the 2013 military-backed overthrow of President Mohammed Moursi. ends intro President Abdel Fatah […]
Egyptian national holiday for opening of new Suez
Egyptians have broken out the bunting and declared a national holiday for today’s official opening of the Suez Canal mega project that they’ve dubbed their gift to the world. President Abdul Fatah El Sisi has invited more than 6 000 guests including kings and presidents to the celebrations of the enlarged canal first opened […]