People enjoy at the beach in El Ain El Sokhna port in front of an Egyptian crude oil tanker "Sharifa 4" in Suez before it enters the Suez Canal, east of Cairo, Egypt, July 26, 2015 (Photo: Reuters) The first cargo ships passed through Egypt's New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run before it opens next month, 11 months after the army began constructing the $8 billion canal alongside the existing 145-year-old Suez Canal. For the latest news, features, arts and culture from Al-Ahram's English language portal, clickhere. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/136275.aspx