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Egypt opens a naval military base adjacent to Libya
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On Saturday, Egypt announced the opening of a naval military base called “New July 3” in the northwest of the country.
According to Egypt’s state television, “President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the largest Egyptian naval base on an area of 10 million square meters in the Jarjoub area on the Mediterranean (northwest).”
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The Jarjoub region is located on the Mediterranean Sea in Matrouh Governorate, in the far northwest of Egypt, adjacent to the border with Libya.
In a speech during the opening, the commander of the Egyptian Navy, Lieutenant-General Ahmed Khaled, said that “the naval base supports securing the Suez Canal, achieving maritime security, and preventing irregular migration.”
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Formerly known as
Emilio Bianchi, the frigate was renamed
Bernees (FFG 1003). She is the second FREMM frigate to join the Egyptian naval forces after the
Al Galala (FFG 1002) which
Both vessels are considered as
“a remarkable technological addition to the Egyptian Navy and shall safeguard the borders, shipping routes, and the vast natural resources in both the Mediterranean and the Red Seas, along with supporting the land forces in their offensive or defensive operations,” the Egyptian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The crew was prepared and qualified through a simultaneous training program implemented in two phases in Egypt and Italy.