President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday inaugurates a "new" Suez Canal in a historic moment of national pride, as Egypt seeks to boost its economy and international standing.
The event in the port city of Ismailiya, due to be attended by several heads of state including French President Francois Hollande, comes two years after then army chief Sisi overthrew his Islamist predecessor.
Sisi broke ground on the project last August after being elected president on promises of strengthening security and reviving a dilapidated economy.
Initial time frame estimates put construction of the new route at up to three years, but Sisi set an ambitious target of just one year.
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