Mohamed, Sisi visit Al Alamein War Museum

Al ALAMEIN: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of Egypt Abdel Fatah el-Sisi yesterday visited the Al Alamein War Museum whose exhibits commemorate the 1942 World War II battle of the same name.

Sheikh Mohamed toured the museum’s five halls, each of which is dedicated to one of the four countries involved in the war, including Great Britain, Italy, Germany, and Egypt in addition to the Joint Hall. The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince listened to an explanation on the history of the museum and its various halls which house items from the war, including huge army tanks and various larger weapons as well as light and heavy equipment.

Sheikh Mohamed signed in the museum’s visitor book, saying: “I and my brother President Abdul Fatah el-Sisi visited Al Alamein World War II Military Museum where historical exhibits commemorate the 1942 World War II a beloved brother, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed." "Always together, God Willing,” wrote President El-Sisi in response.

"May God bless Egypt, and its people and protect them from all evils.”


Sheikh Mohamed was accompanied by Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Under-Secretary of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, Sultan Rashid Al Shamsi, Executive Director at Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, and Mohamed Al Abbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties.

Alamein New City

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of Egypt Abdel Fatah el-Sisi yesterday toured Al Alamein New City, northern Egypt, where they learned about the onsite progress of construction works across the new community’s high rises, and leisure districts, including luxury yacht marinas, slated for completion by mid- 2020.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed hailed as impressive the developments going at full tilt across the new coastal city and “their completion in a record time reflective of the significant transformational drive adopted by the Egyptian leadership to drive economic and tourist growth in the country.”

Sheikh Mohamed was accompanied by Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Under-Secretary of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, Sultan Rashid Al Shamsi, Executive Director at Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, and Mohamed Al Abbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties.

Al Alamein New City, west of Alexandria, is located in a site named after a battle that took place during the Second World War (WWII 1942). The Egyptian Government selected a prestigious site on the north western coast to host the new city, which is expected to set a new benchmark, and a model for the new generation of sustainable cities in Egypt.

Al Alamein New City is considered the First model of the new generation of the millennium cities, The city is located on an area of 50,000 feddans, it is designed to accommodate more than 3,000,000 inhabitants by the end of the first phase and ready to be not only a summer resort only but as a housing units all over the year as well. It will be iconic city for the Western North Coast after its implementation.

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