Egypt Grants Holiday for Some Employees On Opening of 'New Suez Canal'

Cairo — Egypt's state, bourse and bank employees will be given an official holiday next Thursday which coincides with the ceremony to launch the "New Suez Canal."

The Suez Canal, which was launched in 1869, is a strategic waterway for Egypt and it brings the state billions of dollars annually.

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