Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi officially opened on Thursday afternoon the "New Suez Canal," the nation's flagship project to boost its economic recovery, Xinhua correspondent reported from Ismailia, about 120 km northeast of capital Cairo.
As Egypt officially opened on Thursday its "New Suez Canal," experts believe that while the nation's flagship project will help spur the nation's economic comeback, security, corruption and the slack global trade are among the thorny challenges Cairo has to face.
Sameh, a man in his 30s, was wearing a white traditional garment and holding a flag of Egypt in his hand while heading to iconic Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to express his happiness and excitement on the eve of the opening of Egypt's "New Suez Canal."
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