Heliopolis metro station, Egypt’s largest station in the Middle East, has been inaugurated this morning and is ready to receive commuters.

The station is built on a space of 10,000 square metre which makes it the biggest station in the Middle East region, according to the transportation ministry

The construction of the station has began back in 2015 and the station will connect to Cairo International Airport and Al-Salam city.

The new metro station will help reduce around two million commutes above ground, which in return will reduce the traffic congestion. Also, citizens will save the cost of more expensive mean of transportation.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi returned to Cairo this morning following his participation in the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Earlier today, Bassam Rady the presidential spokesman posted several pictures of the president upon his arrival to the airport and being greeted by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the Defense Minister General Mohamed Zaki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel-Aal, and the Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik, alongside other senior officials.

Pictures also show a number of citizens who were present in the airport and gathered to welcome back El-Sisi to his homeland.

During the President’s visit to the U.S., a number of meetings were held with his counterparts and UN officials in order to discuss means of developing cooperation between the two countries, in addition to tackling issues of common interest.

The opening session of the 8th National Youth Conference which was held yesterday celebrated Egypt’s African Games champions who returned back with medals they won in the tournament.

Attendees also celebrated the junior handball team for wining the world championship. The session also reviewed a number of achievements done by the Egyptian youths in different fields including science, sports, economy, and energy among other sectors.

The eighth National Youth Conference kicked off Saturday and took place at New Cairo’s Al Manara International Conference Center, according to Parliament Member Saad al-Gammal, “The 8th edition of the National Youth Conference has presented a solid platform of communication between the president and all the citizens.”

The conference was attended by around 1,600 participants, the majority are of young adults, in addition to members of the Presidential Leadership Program (PLP), university students, young politicians, young engineers working in national projects, young physicians, and young businessmen.

The one-day conference was inaugurated by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and consisted of three sessions, the first one discussed the local and regional efforts in fighting off terrorism, while the second one discussed the impact of spreading rumors and incorrect information on the state, the third and final session entitled ‘ Ask the President’ was dedicated to answering questions sent by citizens via online platform.