Military

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  • 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 ....

  • Armed Forces begin to build multi-purpose station in Damietta Port

    Date: 2017-02-07 19:40:18 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:78 - ID:6481805

    DAMIETTA, Egypt, Feb 7 (MENA) – The Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces has started to build a multi-purpose station in Damietta Port and quays with length of 630 meters and depth of 71 meters to receive ships with deep drafts. The works are ....

  • COS inspects training, combat abilities of defense squads

    Date: 2017-02-06 10:32:28 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:23 - ID:6471581

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazi on Monday attended a number of training missions for the army defense formations. General Hegazi discussed with a number of specialized technical squads means of carrying ....

  • Army: 14 takfiris killed, 10 others arrested, explosives destroyed in central Sinai

    Date: 2017-02-06 09:21:02 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:14 - ID:6470813

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Law enforcement forces affiliated to the Third Field Army continued their anti-terrorism combat in central Sinai for the second week in a row in cooperation with the Egyptian Air Force. The Third Field Army forces continued ....

  • Presidential decree extending mission of Egyptian troops in Red Sea

    Date: 2017-02-05 12:03:38 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:23 - ID:6465989

    CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - The official gazette published on Sunday presidential decree no. 68 of 2017 on extending the participation of Egyptian troops in a combat mission in the Arab Gulf region, the Red Sea and Bab el Mandeb. Aimed at defending the ....

  • Egypt, Belarus sign coop. deal on heavy vehicles manufacturing

    Date: 2017-02-05 11:05:35 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:19 - ID:6465629

    CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Minister of Military Production Major General Mohamed el Assar Sunday witnessed inking a cooperation protocol between the National Organization for Military Production (NOMP) and the Balrus company Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) ....

  • Hegazy back home from London

    Date: 2017-02-04 13:59:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:36 - ID:6461613

    CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) – Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy returned home on Saturday wrapping up an official visit to London where he held a series of important talks with British officials. Hegazy exchanged views with senior British ....

  • Defense min. praises border guards' role in maintaining Egypt security

    Date: 2017-02-03 13:47:53 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:50 - ID:6456325

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sadeq Sobhi praised on Friday the role played by Egyptian border guards to maintain Egypt's national security. During a meeting with a number of servicemen, Sobhi said Egypt's army is on high security alert ....

  • Sisi on surprise visit to Military Academy

    Date: 2017-02-03 08:04:17 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:9 - ID:6454717

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi made a surprise visit early Friday to the Military Academy. The president shared the students their morning exercises. (MENA) M N E/A S E ....

  • Egypt's Armed Forces chief of staff meets British chief of defense staff

    Date: 2017-02-02 14:57:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Military - SN:74 - ID:6451193

    LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mahmoud Hegazy held talks with with the British Chief of the Defense Staff Stuart Peach. The talks tackled a number of files and issues of common interest in light of the war ....

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