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88 takfiris killed in northern, central Sinai -- Army
Date: 2016-05-25 12:39:58 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:54 - ID:4978549
CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - As many as 88 takfiris have been killed in airstrikes in Sinai over the past four days, the Armed Forces said Wednesday. The takfiris were targeted in Sheikh Zuwaid, Rafah and central Sinai, a statement by the army ....
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Army continues anti-terror operation in Sinai
Date: 2016-05-23 13:26:15 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:50 - ID:4964653
CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) – Third Field Army units carried out raids on terror gatherings in central Sinai and Mount Helal, military spokesman Mohamed Samir said. The operation led to the elimination of 13 extremely dangerous terrorists during a ....
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Border guards arrest 152 illegal migrants
Date: 2016-05-23 11:20:34 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:37 - ID:4963737
CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) – Border guards in the vicinity of the northern military zone arrested 152 illegal migrants from different countries. Meanwhile, border guards in the vicinity of the Second Field Army seized 94 packs of cannabis, weighing ....
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Egypt's COS embarks on several days' visit to US
Date: 2016-05-23 10:52:40 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:33 - ID:4963797
CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Mahmoud Hegazy will embark on a several days' visit to the US at an invitation from his American counterpart Joseph Francis Dunford. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, ....
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Defense min. receives phone call from Greek counterpart on search operations for missing plane
Date: 2016-05-19 14:42:46 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:90 - ID:4941361
CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi received on Thursday a phone call from his Greek counterpart. The Phone conversation tackled coordinating the support required for search and rescue ....
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Defense min. inspects preparation skills for students of faculty of medicine at Armed Forces
Date: 2016-05-15 13:42:01 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:51 - ID:4911897
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi inspected phases of preparation skills for the students of the Faculty of Medicine of the Armed Forces. Sobhi hailed the distinguished performance and the ....
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Defense minister meets head of Sudanese military intelligence authority
Date: 2016-05-15 07:37:23 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:7 - ID:4909037
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedqi Sobhi met on Sunday with visiting Head of the Sudanese Military Intelligence Authority Ali Mohammad Salem and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, Sobhi asserted ....
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Defense, interior ministers check on law enforcement forces in North Sinai
Date: 2016-05-15 07:32:01 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:6 - ID:4908985
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi, accompanied by Interior Minister Magdi Abdel Ghaffar, inspected law enforcement forces comprising members from police and army in North Sinai. Sobhi expressed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's ....
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UK committed to boosting military relations with Egypt - Beckett
Date: 2016-05-13 15:05:50 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:70 - ID:4900889
CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - British Defense Senior Adviser for Middle East Lt. General Tom Beckett stressed his country's commitment to boosting military relations with Egypt, the UK Embassy in Cairo said in a statement on Friday. During his ....
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Sobhi meets with director of US Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Date: 2016-05-12 17:35:01 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:94 - ID:4896425
CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhi met here on Thursday with visiting US Defense Security Cooperation Agency Director Joseph Rixey and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two sides took up a number of issues ....