Machines are driven during an upgrading project on the Suez Canal, in Ismailia port city
Machines are driven during an upgrading project on the Suez Canal, in Ismailia port city, northeast of Cairo August 12, 2014. Egypt said last Tuesday it plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project to expand trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. Picture taken August 12, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY)