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A general view shows a construction site of project "New El Alamein" by SIAC, Industrial Construction & Engineering Company at a highway of El Alamein in Egypt, October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC1E93BBF140

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A general view shows a construction site of project "New El Alamein" by SIAC, Industrial Construction & Engineering Company at a highway of El Alamein in Egypt, October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC1E93BBF140

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