Military

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  • Chief of staff receives head of Kuwaiti military inspection

    Date: 2017-04-17 09:35:05 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:17 - ID:6772006

    CAIRO, April 17 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazi had a meeting on Monday with visiting head of the Kuwaiti Military Inspection Major General Mohammad Ahmed al Khader and his accompanying ....

  • Armed Forces greets Egyptian Copts on Easter

    Date: 2017-04-16 07:02:02 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:8 - ID:6770567

    CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi sent on Sunday a greeting cable to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Copts on Easter. In the cable, the minister hailed the pope’s national stances that reflect unity between Muslims and ....

  • Two takfiris killed, terrorist hotbeds destroyed in central Sinai

    Date: 2017-04-14 17:54:01 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:64 - ID:6769182

    CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) - Two dangerous takfiris were killed and terrorist hotbeds were destroyed in crackdowns by security forces in central Sinai on Friday, said the military spokesman. Nine huts, a four-wheel-drive vehicle and four motorcylces ....

  • Third China-made aircraft carrier could be nuclear-powered: expert

    Date: 2017-04-14 14:31:57 GMT - China - Military - SN:49 - ID:6768953

    BEIJING, April 14 (MENA) - As China's second aircraft carrier, and the country's first domestically built carrier, approaches its launch, experts predict that the third China-made carrier will see dramatic breakthroughs, such as the use of nuclear ....

  • Assar, Serbian amb. review boosting bilateral cooperation

    Date: 2017-04-14 10:58:58 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:33 - ID:6768614

    CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) – Minister of Military Production Mohamed Assar had talks with Serbian Ambassador in Cairo Dragan Bisenic on means of promoting bilateral cooperation. In a statement issued by the Military Production Ministry on Friday, ....

  • Naval forces abort narcotics smuggling attempt

    Date: 2017-04-13 18:51:17 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:51 - ID:6767939

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - Naval forces have foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the country, military spokesman Colonel Tamer el Refai said in a statement on Thursday. About 300,000 tons of Fenethylline were seized on ....

  • Defense minister meets army top brass, officers

    Date: 2017-04-13 17:59:17 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:45 - ID:6767916

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi on Thursday met with a number of army top brass and officers of the Central Military Region. During the meeting, Sobhi said the army and police will always be at the forefront of the ....

  • 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 ....

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