We have seen the many faces of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi throughout the year, from absolute glee at the announcement of major national projects, to disappointment at institutions that don’t…
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi omitted to mention the 10 workers who died and 145 who were injured while working on the New Suez Canal project from August 2014 to August 2015.…
In keeping with Egypt’s long and storied tradition of immediately commemorating national projects with a flurry of new artistic works, the New Suez Canal launches with an ecstatic soundtrack of…
All eyes are on Egypt for the opening of what has been dubbed the “New Suez Canal.” Critics have already suggested the plan seems a tad ambitious and overwhelming, but…
Credit rating agency Moody’s said in a Thursday statement that the newly opened Suez Canal expansion will likely boost Egypt’s credit quality…
The New Suez Canal is only the starting point for several new development projects that will help to build a new Egypt,…
A full-page ad running in most local newspapers today reveals the list of companies sponsoring the lavish festivities marking the official canal.…
A day before his scheduled attendance at the inauguration of the New Suez Canal, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a statement calling…
On the eve of the much-anticipated opening celebration for the New Suez Canal, the state’s biggest challenge at the moment is to…
Egyptian diver Walaa Hafez hopes to set another record on Tuesday, when he plans to plunge into the New Suez Canal to…
«Any review of international coverage of the Suez Canal expansion will come to the same conclusion, that reporting was predominantly negative. Bloomberg’s headline read “Egypt Shows Off $8 Billion Suez Canal Expansion…»
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