Egypt's Sisi to unveil 'new Suez Canal'

[WorldNews]

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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurates Thursday a "new" Suez Canal in a lavish ceremony, as Egypt seeks to boost its economy and international standing by expanding the vital waterway. The event in the port city of Ismailiya, due to be attended by several heads of state including French President Francois Hollande, comes two years after then army chief Sisi overthrew his Islamist predecessor. Mohamed Morsi's ousting unleashed a deadly crackdown on Islamists, and a jihadist insurgency has killed hundreds of soldiers east of the Suez Canal.

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