President Abdel Fattah El Sisi this morning opened the second edition of the El Alamein International Aerospace Show 2026 at El Alamein International Airport. On arrival at the exhibition hall, he and the President of Cyprus were received by Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly; General Ashraf Salem Zaher, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production; Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; Minister of Civil Aviation Dr. Sameh El Hefny; and Air Marshal Amr Saqr, Commander of the Air Force.
Presidential spokesperson Ambassador Mohamed El Shenawy said the two presidents posed for a commemorative photo with senior guests after their arrival, and the President and attendees then watched a documentary film about the exhibition.
The spokesperson added that President El Sisi, accompanied by the Cypriot president, toured the exhibition's pavilions, where they were briefed by Major General Mohamed Abdel Fattah, Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, on the organization's pavilion, before touring the outdoor exhibition.
This was followed by outstanding air displays by the Egyptian Air Force, along with teams from Russia, Spain, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, France and India. At the close of the events, the Egyptian aerobatic team performed a display maneuver, after which President El Sisi and his Cypriot counterpart left the main stand, marking the end of the opening ceremony of the second El Alamein International Aerospace Show, held from 8 to 10 September, according to the presidential spokesperson's official Facebook page.
