Russia to help build Egypt's first nuclear plant: Sisi

Says the nuclear power plant will be built in Dabaa in northwest Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi said Tuesday that Russia had agreed to jointly build his country's first nuclear power plant.

A memorandum of understanding was signed Tuesday in the presence of Sisi and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

At a joint press conference with Putin, Sisi said the nuclear power plant would be built in Dabaa in northwest Egypt on the Mediterranean coast.

Egypt had laid the foundation for such a facility in Dabaa during the regime of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, but work was halted due to disputes with local residents.