Military

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  • Egypt, US hold 2017 Eagle Salute maneuvers

    Date: 2017-04-23 11:12:20 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:31 - ID:6780516

    CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) - A joint maritime training codenamed "Eagle Salute 17" kicked off on Sunday with the participation of naval units from Egypt and the US Central Command. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Pakistan, Kuwait, and Italy are ....

  • Defense minister delegates army commanders to lay wreaths on Unknown Soldier Memorial

    Date: 2017-04-23 10:33:14 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:26 - ID:6780514

    CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi on Sunday delegated army commanders to lay wreaths on the Unknown Soldier Memorial on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Sinai Liberation ....

  • Military museums open for public for free on Sinai liberation anniversary

    Date: 2017-04-22 10:31:03 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:24 - ID:6779120

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) – Military museums will be open for the public for free from Sunday to Thursday on the 35th anniversary of liberating Sinai. The step is meant to spread culture and awareness about the military and patriotic culture among ....

  • Armed Forces greet Sisi on anniversary of Israa and Miraaj

    Date: 2017-04-22 09:39:50 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:18 - ID:6779031

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedki Sobhi on Saturday sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of al-Israa and al Miraaj anniversary. In his cable, the ....

  • Army's chief of staff back home from Germany

    Date: 2017-04-21 20:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:71 - ID:6778731

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy returned to Cairo on Friday from Germany where he attended a conference of the African chiefs of staff. The conference tackled several issues related to ....

  • Army continues pursuing takfiri elements in Central Sinai

    Date: 2017-04-20 16:57:29 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:70 - ID:6776833

    CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - The third Field Army continued its raids on terrorist hotbeds and takfiri and criminal elements in Central Sinai, Military Spokesman Tamer el-Refaay said. In a statement on Thursday, the military spokesman said that two ....

  • Egyptian-Bahraini military exercises wrap up

    Date: 2017-04-20 15:38:24 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:64 - ID:6777043

    CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - The joint Egyptian-Bahraini military drills concluded on Thursday. The several-day maneuvers, code-named "Khaled Ibn al Waleed 2017", were carried out by the Egyptian Thunderbolt units and Bahraini special forces in the ....

  • Defense minister holds military talks with US defense sec.

    Date: 2017-04-20 14:48:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:57 - ID:6777003

    CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - Minister of Defense Sedqi Sobhi received on Thursday US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, currently on his first visit to Egypt. The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense in Kobri Al Kobbah area ....

  • 19 takfiris killed in bombing of hotbeds in northern, central Sinai - military spokesman

    Date: 2017-04-20 10:23:27 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:23 - ID:6776408

    CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - Egyptian Air Forces bombed a number of terrorist hotbeds in northern and central Sinai, killing 19 takfiris and destroying four pick-up vehicles, the military spokesman said Thursday. In a statement, the spokesman said ....

  • Egyptian Navy celebrates arrival of first Type-209/1400 submarine

    Date: 2017-04-19 10:57:18 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:31 - ID:6774836

    ALEXANDRIA, April 19 (MENA) - The Egyptian Navy held a celebration on Wednesday to mark the arrival of Germany's first Type-209/1400 submarine in the Egyptian territorial waters in Alexandria city. The submarine with the latest technology ....

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