El Alamein — President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday opened the 2nd edition of the El Alamein International Air and Space Exhibition 2026, at El Alamein International Airport.
Arriving at the exhibition hall, President Sisi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides were received by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defence and Military Production, Ashraf Salem Zaher, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa, Minister of Civil Aviation, Sameh El-Hefny , and Commander of the Egyptian Air Force, Air Marshal Amr Saqr.
The two presidents posed for a commemorative photograph with senior guests following their arrival, after which President Sisi and the attendees watched a documentary film about the exhibition, Presidency Spokesperson Ambassador Mohamed El-Shenawy said.
President Sisi and his distinguished guest toured the exhibition pavilions, where they were briefed by Major General Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abu Bakr, Chairman of the Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI), on the organisation’s pavilion, El-Shenawy added.
Then the two leaders toured the outdoor exhibition area.
The tour was followed by spectacular aerial displays presented by the Egyptian Air Force, alongside teams from Russia, Spain, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France and India.
In addition, the Egyptian aerobatics team performed a special manoeuvre, after which President Sisi and the President of Cyprus left the main platform, marking the end of the opening ceremony of the 2nd edition of the event.
Meanwhile, President Sisi is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with both the Cypriot President and the Greek Prime Minister. The three leaders will then hold a summit under the tripartite co-operation mechanism between Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus to discuss various areas of joint cooperation and review regional and international developments of mutual interest.
