Egypt is spending billions on a new capital that Egyptians may not even visit. The new metropolis is at the heart of the president's effort to modernize the country.
A sprawling new capital city, powered by billions of dollars in debt to help see it through, is starting to take shape in a desert plain 40 miles east of the center of Cairo. It will feature skyscrapers, opulent homes, and pedestrian malls that will reflect President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi's vision of a modern Egypt.
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