Egypt is set to receive its first Mistral-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) warship from France on Thursday, Al-Ahram newspaper reported. The inauguration of the Mistral, which will raise the Egyptian flag and sail from France's Toulouse to Egypt, will be attended by Egyptian defense minister Sedki Sobhi and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. Earlier this month, 170 Egyptian crewmen sailed in a week-long training operation to familiarize themselves with ship.