by Ameera Fouad
As the inauguration of the New Suez Canal took place last Thursday August 6, the new mega project topped world newspapers. World newspaper headlines rushed to witness the historic moments of the glamorous opening, which turned heads and dazzled eyes.
Some praised and welcomed cheerily the new opening; while providing good analysis from world trade shippers and maritime specialists of how the canal could be of benefit to Egypt and to the rest of the world others squashed upon the “showing off $8 billion dollars” as they call the new expansion.
In between the former and the latter views, the readers are left to choose which to embrace and which to overlook. Here are some of them;
The Economist:
A bigger, better Suez Canal
Reuters:
Suez Canal expansion opens with nationalist fanfare
RT (Russia Today)
Russia ready to build Suez Canal industrial zone – PM
Bloomberg
Egypt Shows Off $8 Billion Suez Canal Expansion That the World May Not Need
The Times
New Suez Canal is nation’s rebirth, says Egypt’s leader
Bloomberg Business
New Suez Canal: Good News for Shipping Industry
Haartez
New Suez Canal a Triumph, but Egyptian President Still in Deep Water
And in another opinion article, another title shows off as:
What Israel Can Learn From Egypt’s New Suez Canal
Forbes
A Visit To The New Suez Canal: National Pride Or A Gift To The World?
Daily Herald
Great Lakes Dredge completes Suez Canal contract
Financial Times
Egypt pins hopes on Suez Canal expansion
New York Times
Suez Canal Upgrade May Not Ease Egypt’s Economic Journey
Xinhua (China)
Spotlight: Conjoining New Suez Canal with China’s Belt and Road initiatives benefits world
Times of India
Egypt unveils ‘gift to the world’, Suez Canal 2.0
Jakarta Post
RI should benefit from new Suez Canal: Envoy
Le Monde
Le Président Sissi met en scène sa “nouvelle Egypte” (President El-Sisi sets a scene in “New Egypt” ).
Canal de Suez : des profits pharaoniques en perspective ( Suez Canal : the profits of The Pharos, in perspective )
France 24
First ships successfully cross Egypt’s New Suez Canal in test-run
How the Suez Canal made history?
The Japan Times:
To speed up shipping traffic, Egypt begins trial run of 72-km-long ‘new Suez canal’
