Egypt – Egypt opens Mediterranean naval base (Al Jazeera)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has opened a strategic naval base on the Mediterranean Sea to “secure shipping lines”, the presidency said.

“It is the latest Egyptian military base on the Mediterranean, and will be focused on securing the country’s northern and western front,” the Egyptian presidency said in a statement on Saturday.

Egypt opens Mediterranean naval base | Middle East News | Al Jazeera

The ceremony was attended by crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (R), and by the chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi [AFP]