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President Abdel Fattah E Sisi, right, attends the opening of a new Egyptian naval base in Gargoub on July 3, 2021. Egyptian presidency
President Abdel Fattah E Sisi, right, attends the opening of a new Egyptian naval base in Gargoub on July 3, 2021. Egyptian presidency
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