Military

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  • Hegazy meets outgoing commander of multinational force

    Date: 2017-02-16 16:26:56 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:62 - ID:6535981

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy met Thursday with outgoing commander of the Multinational Force Denis Thompson. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged several viewpoints toward the latest developments in the ....

  • Sobhi: Egypt on right track to restore regional, int'l role

    Date: 2017-02-15 16:41:55 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:61 - ID:6529929

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Egypt is on the right track to restore its pioneering role at the regional and international levels, Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi said on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting with cadets of the Command and Staff College, Sobhi ....

  • Libyan rivals agree to hold parl't, presidential elections in February 2018

    Date: 2017-02-14 22:28:09 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:105 - ID:6525169

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) – Under the sponsorship of Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi, the Libyan rivals agreed in Cairo on Tuesday to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in February 2018 in line with the Libyan political agreement. Earlier in ....

  • 8 takfiris arrested, 7 narcotic farms destroyed in central Sinai

    Date: 2017-02-14 16:27:32 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:81 - ID:6523489

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - The law enforcement forces of the Third Field Army continued their raids on terror hotbeds in Central Sinai, and specific operations on Mount Helal for the third consecutive week, a military statement said Tuesday. The ....

  • Defense min. attends tactical exercise by military academy's students

    Date: 2017-02-14 09:42:50 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:23 - ID:6519685

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Sedqi Sobhi attended on Tuesday a practical exercise of the basic combat skills and minor tactics that was carried out by students of the ....

  • Military production minister meets board chairman of Sudabo

    Date: 2017-02-13 10:13:11 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:24 - ID:6512313

    CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - Military Production Minister Mohamed el Assar met Monday with board chairman of Sudabo Trading and Investment Co. Saleh Yaacoub to discuss trade exchange between Egypt and Sudan. The meeting also took up efforts to ....

  • Chief of Staff attends key activities of Nasser military academy

    Date: 2017-02-12 10:14:02 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:16 - ID:6506565

    CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazi attended on Sunday a number of scientific activities carried out by Nasser Military Academy to develop scientific skills of army men. Addressing the gathering, Director of ....

  • Border guards foil illegal immigration attempt by 433 persons

    Date: 2017-02-08 17:35:44 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:70 - ID:6487333

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Border guards have foiled on Wednesday an illegal immigration attempt by 433 people of different nationalities and destroyed six tunnels on the borderline in North Sinai. This comes as part of the efforts exerted by the ....

  • Military spox: 3 Takfiris killed in N. Sinai

    Date: 2017-02-08 08:01:02 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:11 - ID:6483749

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Three Takfiri elements have been killed in North Sinai as part of operations to uproot terrorism in the peninsula, said military spokesman Col. Tamer el Refaie Wednesday. Two machine guns, 50 bullets, three grenades and ....

  • Navy forces make big heroin bust in Red Sea

    Date: 2017-02-07 21:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:85 - ID:6482881

    CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) – Naval forces have foiled an attempt to smuggle a huge amount of heroin into the country on board a sail in the Red Sea off Abu Ramad coast. Military boats intercepted a Yemeni dhow carrying up to 103 kg of heroin while trying ....

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