One of the world’s great maritime shortcuts gets a makeover. A bigger, better Suez Canal officially opened in Egypt.
The waterway was expanded to allow more ships through the trade route between East and West, but the price tag was a hefty one.
CCTV’s Adel El-Mahrouky filed this report from Cairo.
Canal project a source of national pride
The Suez Canal is a moment of historic pride for Egypt. Egypt used 8 million dollars for the expansion. CCTV’s Yasser Hakim filed this report from Cairo.