Sheikh Mohamed visits Egypt

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The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince landed in Egypt on Wednesday to attend the official opening of Bernice military base.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, was welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in the Red Sea Governorate.

"We share our Egyptian brothers' pride in their national, developmental and cultural achievements," Sheikh Mohamed wrote on his Twitter channel. 

Berenice is an ancient seaport on the west coast of the Red Sea named after Ptolemy II Philadelphus' mother, Berenice I of Egypt.

 

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