Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi presided on Saturday over the inauguration of the King Salman University in the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
The ceremony was attended by Governor of the Tabuk region Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and several ministers and senior officials.
Sisi and Prince Fahd toured the university and were briefed on its construction process.
King Salman International University is among the major projects aimed at developing the Sinai Peninsula. The university boasts 15 faculties distributed among its three branches in El-Tor, Ras Sedr, and Sharm El-Sheikh and can accommodate 30,000 students, reported local Egyptian media.
Sisi inaugurated several other projects during his visit to Sharm El-Sheikh.
