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Surrounded by young conference organizers, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi speaks during the final day of Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) that has injected billions of dollars’ worth of aid and investment into his country, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi greets delegates as he walks to the podium before speaking on the final day of a major economic conference that has injected billions of dollars’ worth of aid and investment in his country, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Opinion: Egypt has won and its enemies have lost
Even the most optimistic of Egyptian officials could not have expected the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) to succeed the way it has. In one fell swoop Egypt has now officially exited this period of political isolation, delivering a stunning blow to the...Caption:
A handout picture made available on March 14, 2015 by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (R) and Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (C) listening to Egyptian investment minister Ashraf Salman (3rd-R) as they look at a scale model of the new Egyptian capital displayed at the congress hall in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. (AFP Photo/Mohamed Samaaha/Egyptian Presidency HO)
Egypt, UAE ink deal to build brand new capital east of Cairo
Sharm El-Sheikh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday signed a deal to build Egypt’s new administrative capital, east of the existing capital Cairo. The agreement to build the new, as-yet unnamed capital was signed between Egypt’s Ministry of...Caption: