Infographic: Egypt opens naval base near Libya border

The July 3 base is located in the Gargoub area, around 255km west of Alexandria

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Abdul Fattah Al Sisi
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi (C), accompanied by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (C-R), riding in a vehicle next to a warship during the inauguration of the new "July 3" naval base in Gargoub, about 80 kilometres west of Egypt's northwestern Mediterranean coastal city of Masra Matruh.
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