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Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C), military personnel, and children place their hands on a detonator at an event marking the announcement of plans for a major upgrade of the Suez Canal, in Cairo, Egypt on August 5, 2014. (Reuters/Egyptian Presidency Handout)
by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Aug 6, 2014 | Business
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt launched a project on Tuesday which includes building a new Suez Canal waterway in a bid to increase revenues from the trade route—a vital source of foreign currency to the country whose economy has been rocked since the overthrow of...
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Egyptian security personnel and residents check the site of an explosion in Ismailia, around 120km (75 miles) east of Cairo, October 19, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 20, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An explosion at the headquarters of the Egyptian intelligence service in the city of Ismailia, which lies on the Suez Canal, has raised fears for the safety of navigation in the international waterway. Kamal Habib, an expert on jihadist groups,...
