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Armed Forces greet Sisi on January 25 revolution anniversary

Date: 2017-01-23 10:24:19 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:25 - ID:6386817

CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi sent on Monday a greeting cable to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of January 25 revolution. The Armed Forces will continue protecting beloved Egypt and ....

Army mourns death of 5 persons in Sinai

Date: 2017-01-23 05:42:58 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:1 - ID:6385217

CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) - The Armed Forces have mourned the death of five persons who were killed by Takfiri elements in Sinai. The army, in a statement Monday, condoled with families of the victims. (MENA) M A E/S R E ....

Army chief back home

Date: 2017-01-22 19:02:02 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:71 - ID:6384213

CAIRO, Jan 22 (MENA) - Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazy on Sunday arrived in Cairo coming from the UAE. Hegazy's visit to UAE was to take part in the conference of the chiefs of staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council member ....

Hegazy participates in GCC chiefs of staff conf. in UAE

Date: 2017-01-21 13:17:41 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:35 - ID:6375453

CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazy will take part in the conference of the chiefs of staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council due to be held on Saturday in the UAE. Hegazy received an official invitation to ....

Hegazy, Haftar discuss Libyan crisis

Date: 2017-01-20 11:39:07 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:47 - ID:6370157

CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazy met on Friday with Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar. They discussed the latest developments in Libya and efforts exerted to achieve reconciliation among all ....

Defense minister attends graduation ceremony of military academy cadets

Date: 2017-01-19 15:13:25 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:49 - ID:6365805

CAIRO, Jan 19 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Colonel General Sedqy Sobhi attended Thursday the graduation ceremony of the 113th batch of the Egyptian Military Academy, as well as of the 71, 86, 58 and 48 batches of ....

Republican Guard Commander promoted by Sisi

Date: 2017-01-18 12:55:33 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:44 - ID:6357841

CAIRO, Jan 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday issued a decision promoting Major General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki, the Commander of the Republican Guard to the rank of Lt. General as of today. (MENA) A S E/M O H ....

Chief of Staff inspects Armed Forces educational facility

Date: 2017-01-16 18:10:07 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:78 - ID:6345881

CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) – Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazi visited an educational facility affiliated to the Armed Forces to inspect the education and training process. In a press release on Monday, the Armed Forces ....

Hegazy attends military drill

Date: 2017-01-15 20:15:33 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:87 - ID:6339441

CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) - Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazy attended on Sunday a military drill carried out by units of the Egyptian special forces. The drill came as part of continued efforts to improve the level of efficiency ....

Presidential aide meets Egyptian peacekeepers in Mali

Date: 2017-01-14 18:17:25 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:48 - ID:6331285

CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Presidential aide for national and strategic projects Ibrahim Mahlab on Saturday paid a visit to the headquarters of the Egyptian military police brigade taking part in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated ....