By Akram Medhat
Minister of Tourism Yehia Rashed today inspected the final preparations and arrangements for the diamond jubilee celebration marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein, to be held tomorrow, Saturday, in the presence of a number of ambassadors and consuls of foreign countries and public figures, during which Egypt will send a message of peace and development to the whole world from the land of El Alamein, which witnessed war and destruction.
The minister was accompanied on his tour by Major General Ahmed Hamdy, deputy head of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, and Major General Adel Lotfy, the minister's adviser for administrative development.
The minister noted that the celebration is being held in conjunction with the launch of New Alamein City, which will help put the area on the global tourism map and open new horizons for investment in the region.
