Sisi attend ceremony of 75th anniversary of Battle of Alamein

CAIRO - 21 October 2017: The British Embassy in Cairo said Friday that President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi is expected to attend a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Second Battle of El Alamein which took place in the Egyptian desert in 1942.

In a statement, the embassy said representatives from up to 35 countries will take part in the event.

UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt along high-ranking UK army officials will represent the kingdom to the ceremony.

The 2nd Battle of El Alamein was a decisive battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein.