Egypt’s President el-Sisi inaugurates massive new military headquarters

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Egypt inaugurated a large new military headquarters known as The Octagon, covering around 90 sq km, noted as one of the world's largest military complexes. The ceremony featured President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi appearing in military uniform.

Egypt has inaugurated a new armed forces headquarters, which observers say is the largest in the world, with an elaborate ceremony and a rare appearance from the president and former general Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi in military uniform. The Octagon, as the complex is being called, consists of eight buildings each with an eight-sided floor plan in an area of around 90 sq km (34.7 square miles), the size of the Portuguese capital Lisbon. It has replaced the Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Defence...