Egypt opens monumental military base fit for a pharaoh
Among other things, the base includes a mosque, two farms and its own solar power plant.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) arrives at the opening of the Mohamed Najib military base(photo credit: COURTESY OF THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY)ByJPOST.COM STAFFUpdated: Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurated on Saturday the "Mohammed Naguib" military base. The date also marked the anniversary weekend of the 1952 uprising in which King Farouk was overthrown, reported the Egypt Independent. The official ceremony included Egyptian troops displaying various acrobatic feats including jumping through blazing hoops and rope climbing.