Egypt starts ceremony of opening "New Suez Canal"2015-08-06
Egypt officially started on Thursday afternoon the official opening ceremony of the "New Suez Canal" in the presence of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and world leaders and officials representing over 120 countries.
'New Suez Canal' opened for ship traffic2015-08-07
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi officially opened on Thursday afternoon the "New Suez Canal" for ship traffic amid high-profile international delegations, Xinhua correspondent reported from Ismailia, about 120 km northeast of the capital Cairo.
Egypt's Sisi opens "New Suez Canal" for ship traffic2015-08-06
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi officially opened on Thursday afternoon the "New Suez Canal" for ship traffic amid high-profile international delegations, Xinhua correspondent reported from Ismailia, about 120 km northeast of the capital Cairo.
Egypt inks deal with 6 firms to dredge New Suez Canal2014-10-19
Egypt has signed two contracts with a consortium of six international firms for the dredging work of the New Suez Canal alongside the original one, head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish said on Saturday.
Egypt to dig new canal alongside Suez Canal2014-08-06
Egypt announced on Tuesday it will launch a project to dig a new 72-km canal alongside the original Suez Canal, head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said during the opening ceremony of the Suez Canal Corridor project.