Egypt opens strategic Mediterranean base

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has opened a large naval base on the Mediterranean Sea near the Libyan border, in the latest example of Egypt’s military build-up


Right: Egypt’s president inaugurates July 3 base – name marks day in 2013 when al-Sisi, as defence minister, led military overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, amid nationwide protests against his divisive rule


July 3 base: Includes airstrip and 1,000m naval quay, with berths for commercial shipping

Mohamed Naguib military base 
Opened in 2017, claimed by Egypt to be largest base in Middle East

Berenice (Ras Banas): Naval and air base opened Jan 2020

LIBYA
Mediterranean Sea
Cairo 
EGYPT
River Nile
SUDAN
JORDAN
ISRAEL
SAUDI ARABIA
Red Sea
200km 125 miles


Sources: AP, AFP, Reuters
Picture: Egyptian Presidency / Facebook 
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