Egypt: Sisi's Far-Reaching Vision Contributed in Building "Modern Egypt"

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Egypt: Sisi's Far-Reaching Vision Contributed in Building "Modern Egypt"

[Egypt Online] Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi praised the far-reaching and deliberate vision of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi which contributed to a renaissance in Egypt in all fields, especially the youth and sports, to build a new Egyptian character and a modern state based on modern and sustainable technologies coping with the current age.

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