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2021-07-04 Africa North

Factbox: Egypt’s largest, newly-inaugurated '3rd of July' Naval Base on Mediterranean

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Posted by trailing wife 2021-07-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Good thing it's on the coast. Those Egypts are smart

Posted by Frank G 2021-07-04 00:11|| 2021-07-04 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 They probably consulted a civil engineer, Frank G. ;-) That would be the smart thing to do.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-07-04 00:49|| 2021-07-04 00:49|| Front Page Top

#3 securing Egypt’s northern and western strategic borders

Eh?

Posted by Dron66046 2021-07-04 00:59|| 2021-07-04 00:59|| Front Page Top

#4 western strategic borders

The Libyan desert?

Posted by trailing wife 2021-07-04 01:07|| 2021-07-04 01:07|| Front Page Top

#5 So the frigates can hover. Interesting...

Posted by Dron66046 2021-07-04 01:10|| 2021-07-04 01:10|| Front Page Top

#6 So, they going to protect navigation in the Suez Canal from the Libyan border.
That there's a neat trick.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-07-04 10:27|| 2021-07-04 10:27|| Front Page Top

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