ความขัดแย้ง · Egypt's new HQ · คลังข่าวEgypt Opens Octagon: World's Largest Military HQ, 8 Times the Size of the Pentagonเขียน 7 กันยายน 2569 เวลา 21:22 UTCรับชมบทถอดเสียง0:00Egypt has officially opened the largest0:02military headquarters on the planet, a0:04sprawling octagonal command complex in0:06the desert east of Cairo that dwarfs the0:08Pentagon. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi0:11inaugurated the Octagon this week, a0:13facility that is part of a major0:14military modernization push as tensions0:17escalate across the Middle East. To put0:19its size in perspective, the Octagon0:21spans 22,000 acres. The Pentagon, by0:24comparison, sits on just 29 acres. This0:27is the largest strategic command complex0:29in the Middle East. The complex consists0:32of eight buildings arranged in an0:33octagon equipped with advanced0:35technology, secure communication0:36systems, and what officials describe as0:38superior analysis capabilities. It sits0:41in Egypt's new administrative capital,0:43the massive mega project being built0:45east of Cairo. President Sisi framed the0:47inauguration as a signal of Egypt's0:49military modernization and readiness,0:52coming at a time of heightened0:53instability across the region. But for0:55millions of Egyptians, the question is0:57what this massive investment means for0:59public services in an economy already1:01under strain. The Octagon arrives as1:03Egypt grapples with inflation, a1:05currency crisis, and growing demands for1:07better healthcare, education, and1:09infrastructure. A tension between1:11military expansion and civilian needs1:13that is likely to define the country's1:15political debate in the months ahead.อ่านบทความลำดับเวลาของเรื่องHeyDexคลิปสั้น ↗
