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  • Armed Forces: 22 takfiris killed, 28 huts destroyed, 4 bombs neutralized

    Date: 2016-06-02 10:43:01 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:29 - ID:5028053

    CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - The Armed Forces said 22 takfiris were killed, 28 huts destroyed and four explosive charges were neutralized within the framework of the 3rd stage of the "Martyr's Right" operation in Sinai. The Armed Forces, in a ....

  • Egypt receives Mistral-class helicopter carrier "Gamal Abdel Nasser" from France

    Date: 2016-06-02 10:02:01 GMT - France - Military - SN:25 - ID:5027537

    SAINT NAZAIRE, France, June 2 (MENA) - Egypt received on Thursday a Mistral-class helicopter carrier, named after late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, from France. Commander of the Egyptian Navy Osama El Gendy and Chief of the Staff of the ....

  • Defense min. heads for France in official visit

    Date: 2016-06-01 16:06:27 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:91 - ID:5024373

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) – Egypt's Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi on Sunday left here heading for Paris in a several-day official visit. In a statement earlier in the day, the Armed Forces said that the visit comes as part of efforts to promote ....

  • Egypt, Hungary probe anti-terror efforts

    Date: 2016-06-01 10:25:53 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:28 - ID:5021161

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi met on Wednesday with his Hungarian counterpart Istvan Simicsko for talks on regional developments and efforts to fight terrorism and regain stability in the region. Talks also tackled boosting ....

  • Defense minister opens national air force museum

    Date: 2016-05-31 18:51:49 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:89 - ID:5018177

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi inaugurated on Tuesday the Egyptian air force national military museum. The museum, which is established at Almaza Air Base in Cairo, provides ....

  • 16 terrorists killed, 24 bombs defused in Sinai -- Army

    Date: 2016-05-30 17:09:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:78 - ID:5010877

    CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) – As many as 16 terrorists have been killed in airstrikes and military operations in Sinai, the Armed Forces said Monday. The operations targeted Al Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuwaid, a statement by the army said. As many as ....

  • Army chief-of-staff returns home after visit to US

    Date: 2016-05-29 18:25:55 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:82 - ID:5004545

    CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Army Chief-of-Staff Mahmoud Hegazy returned home on Sunday following a several days' visit to the US, where he met with several security and military officials. During his visit, Hegazy met with the chairman of the US Joint ....

  • Defense Minister attends war inspection of Third Field Army formation

    Date: 2016-05-29 16:57:15 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:77 - ID:5003965

    SUEZ, Egypt, May 29 (MENA) - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi has witnessed inspection procedures and training on raising the combat effectiveness carried out by one of the military formations of the Third ....

  • 36 takfiris killed, 38 bombs defused in Sinai -- Army

    Date: 2016-05-28 17:54:05 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:74 - ID:4998061

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) – As many as 36 takfiris have been killed in airstrikes and military operations in Sinai over the past two days, the Armed Forces said Saturday. The takfiris were targeted in Al Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuwaid, a statement by ....

  • Defense minister: Armed Forces stand behind political leadership of President Sisi

    Date: 2016-05-28 15:09:26 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:57 - ID:4996501

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA)- Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedqi Sobhi asserted that the Armed Forces would never relinquish its role in contributing to development of the civil society in the service of the Egyptian people under the vivid ....

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