Military

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  • Armed Forces to renovate Tanta, Alex. churches upon Sisi's directives

    Date: 2017-04-13 15:40:58 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:37 - ID:6767821

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) – Upon directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi on Thursday the Armed Forces would renovate the two churches that were targeted by terrorist attacks this week. On Palm Sunday, dozens were ....

  • Egypt, Cyprus discuss cooperation in defense, security fields

    Date: 2017-04-13 08:58:28 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:17 - ID:6766851

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - State Minister of Military Production Mohamed Saeed el Assar had talks with Cypriot Defense Minister Christoforos Fokaides on boosting bilateral cooperation in the defense and security domains. In a statement on Thursday, ....

  • 17 injured in Tanta church blast moved to Cairo military hospitals

    Date: 2017-04-12 21:37:51 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:87 - ID:6766554

    TANTA, Egypt, April 12 (MENA) – A total of 17 people of those wounded in a deadly attack on St George Church in Tanta were moved to military hospitals in Cairo, said a ministry of health official. They were transferred to Al Maadi and Kobry El ....

  • Libyan army spokesman urges coordination with Egypt to fight terrorism

    Date: 2017-04-10 22:32:27 GMT - Libya - Military - SN:85 - ID:6763039

    BENGHAZI, April 10 (MENA) - Libyan army spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari on Monday stressed the necessity of coordination between Libya and Egypt to fight terrorist groups, a day after deadly bombing attacks on two Egyptian churches. "This needs joint ....

  • Armed Forces celebrate Orphan Day

    Date: 2017-04-07 15:55:11 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:61 - ID:6757431

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) – The Armed Forces organized a ceremony to honor the families of army martyrs on the occasion of Orphan Day. During the event, Major General Saeed Abbas, the assistant chief of staff, delivered a speech on behalf of Defense ....

  • 11 suspects arrested, 8 hotbeds destroyed in Central Sinai

    Date: 2017-04-07 15:39:00 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:60 - ID:6757428

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Law enforcement forces of the Third Field Army continued their raids on terror hotbeds in Central Sinai, a military statement said Friday. The statement added that 11 terrorist suspects were arrested, and eight terror ....

  • Egypt, Bahrain conduct "Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed 2017" joint military drills

    Date: 2017-04-06 16:04:20 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:66 - ID:6755925

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Egypt's special forces and their Bahraini counterparts are conducting "Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed 2017" joint military drills, which would continue until April 22. The military exercises come in light of the close and historic ....

  • Law enforcement forces destroy tunnel, arrest 11 suspects in N. Sinai

    Date: 2017-04-06 08:01:53 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:18 - ID:6755169

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Law enforcement forces discovered and destroyed a main tunnel on the borderline in North Sinai, the Armed Forces said in a statement on Thursday. Also, 11 people suspected of carrying out terrorist attacks were arrested as ....

  • Egypt receives third batch of Rafale fighters from France

    Date: 2017-04-05 17:35:24 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:74 - ID:6754536

    CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) – The Armed Forces celebrated on Thursday the delivery of the third batch of the French Rafale fighters. The delivery of the three Rafale fighters came as part of the strategic partnership deal with France in the fields of ....

  • Chief of staff meets deputy chief of the UK defence staff

    Date: 2017-04-04 17:33:12 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:91 - ID:6752677

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy on Tuesday met with Deputy Chief of the UK Defence Staff Mark Carleton-Smith and his accompanying delegation. The two sides discussed several issues of common concern, based on the region's ....

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