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Egypt, US probe bolstering military cooperation

Date: 2020-02-27 16:10:48 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:79 - ID:8330644

CAIRO, Feb 27 (MENA) - Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Mohamed Farid discussed with visiting commander of US Joint Special Operations Command Scott A. Howell several files and issues of common interest in light of military cooperation ties between Cairo ....

Armed Forces mourn Mubarak's death

Date: 2020-02-25 13:02:48 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:43 - ID:8327162

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Armed Forces Tuesday mourned the death of former president Hosni Mubarak as being one of the Armed Forces men and a commander in the 6th of October War. Mubarak passed away today at the age of 91. The Armed Forces ....

Defense minister embarks on official visit to Pakistan

Date: 2020-02-24 18:44:51 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:75 - ID:8326166

CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Defense Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces General Mohamed Zaki headed on Monday for the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on an official several days’ visit. The minister, who is accompanied by a high-ranking ....

Chief of staff attends main phase of military drill 'Bashir-21'

Date: 2020-02-21 13:32:32 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:22 - ID:8321596

CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. General Mohamed Farid attended the main phase of the military drill code-named "Bashir-21." The drill, which will run for a several days, is being conducted by units of the Second Field ....

Egypt, France conduct naval drill in Red Sea

Date: 2020-02-19 22:07:55 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:77 - ID:8319476

CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - Egyptian navy units from Bernice military base and French naval forces carried out on Wednesday a maritime exercise within the scope of Egypt's southern naval fleet command in the southern Red Sea coastline. Horizon class ....

Defense Minister honors retired Armed Forces commanders

Date: 2020-02-19 21:23:59 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:74 - ID:8319477

CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) – Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki and Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Mohamed Farid on Wednesday honored a number of military commanders who retired in January. The commanders were awarded orders of merit since ....

Egypt, Belarus discuss cooperation in military industries

Date: 2020-02-19 10:30:33 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:19 - ID:8318155

CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Saeed el Assar had talks with Belarus Minister of State Authority for Military Industry Roman Golovchenko on promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of military ....

Two new boats join naval fleet of Damietta Port Authority

Date: 2020-02-18 19:35:32 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:81 - ID:8317828

DAMIETTA, Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) - Chairman of the Damietta Port Authority Walid Awad has announced that two new boats joined the naval fleet of the authority. The move comes as part of the authority's strategy to modernize its fleet to be able to ....

Egypt, France carry out military drill in Mediterranean, Red Sea

Date: 2020-02-18 15:29:00 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:60 - ID:8317461

CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - Egyptian and French air forces carried out on Tuesday a military drill in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. The exercise saw the participation of French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and Egyptian F16 and Dassault ....

Assar, Senegalese min. of Armed Forces discuss cooperation in military, civil industrialization

Date: 2020-02-18 11:35:43 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:29 - ID:8316820

CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Saeed el Assar had talks on Tuesday with Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Senegal Sidiki Kaba on boosting bilateral cooperation in the military and civil ....