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Egypt’s Sisi opens naval base close to border with Libya Reuters 13 hrs ago
By Aidan Lewis
RAS GARGOUB, Egypt (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated a large naval base on Saturday 135 km from the border with Libya, flanked by close ally Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Libya s unity president.
Egypt says the July 3 base will help it protect strategic and economic interests as well as helping guard against irregular migration as it boosts its naval presence on the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
At the inauguration, two Mistral helicopter carriers acquired from France were on display alongside a German-made submarine and two recently delivered FREMM-class Italian frigates.
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Egypt opens strategic Mediterranean naval base close to Libya border Sunday, 04 July 2021 6:04 AM
[ Last Update: Sunday, 04 July 2021 12:04 PM ] Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (C) and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince MBZ (R), are seen in a car during the inauguration of a naval base, in Marsa Matruh Egypt, July 3, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has inaugurated a strategic naval base on the Mediterranean Sea, in a move to secure shipping lines across the eastern border with Libya.
The president’s office declared the opening of “the latest Egyptian military base on the Mediterranean” in a statement of Saturday. It said that the sprawling base “will be focused on securing the country s northern and western front.”
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