Egypt and Saudi Arabia Move Closer to Red Sea Bridge Linking Africa and Asia

Egypt and Saudi Arabia Move Closer to Red Sea Bridge Linking Africa and Asia

Egypt is ready to move forward with plans to construct a long-discussed bridge connecting its Sinai Peninsula to Saudi Arabia, according to Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir. Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of an economic conference organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, El-Wazir confirmed that planning for the project, which may be a bridge or a tunnel, has been completed, and that Egypt is prepared to implement it “at …

Egypt to introduce Moses Bridge connecting it to Saudi Arabia across Red Sea

Africa: Egypt is ready to introduce a 32km long bridge across the Red Sea, that will link it to Saudi Arabia at a cost of $4 billion. The bridge will be called ‘Moses Bridge’.    This landmark development promises to redefine the intercontinental connectivity that the government of Saudi Arabia and Egypt have finalized as plans for the construction of a monumental bridge that will connect Africa and Asia across the Red Sea.   The project is set …