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Defense minister receives Chinese navy commander

Date: 2016-05-11 07:26:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:17 - ID:4884449

CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedki Sobhi met here Wednesday with People's Liberation Army Navy Commander Admiral Wu Shengli and his accompanying ....

French military delegation visits Suez Canal

Date: 2016-05-10 19:27:21 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:114 - ID:4882561

ISMAILIA, Egypt, May 10 (MENA) – A military delegation from the French Institute of Higher National Defense Studies (IHEDN) under Bernard de Courreges D'ustou visited the Suez Canal on Tuesday. The delegation was briefed on the history of digging ....

Greek units in Egypt for participation in maritime training

Date: 2016-05-10 18:12:39 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:109 - ID:4882809

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Greek maritime units arrived at Alexandria port on Tuesday for participation in an Egyptian-Greek maritime training. The Alexandria 2016 drill will last for several days within Egyptian territorial waters. The maritime ....

Defense ministers of Egypt, Spain confer on military cooperation

Date: 2016-05-10 16:44:07 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:102 - ID:4882333

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedqy Sobhy met Tuesday with his visiting Spanish counterpart Pedro Morenés Eulate to discuss the latest regional and international developments and their repercussions for Middle East security and ....

New tunnel detected, destroyed in N. Sinai, says military spox

Date: 2016-05-10 13:24:09 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:53 - ID:4879889

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Border guards in North Sinai have detected and destroyed a new tunnel in the governorate, said military spokesman Mohamed Samir in a statement Tuesday. Twenty-five packs of cannabis weighing 20 kilograms and one pack of ....

Defense minister attends "Ra'ad 25" exercise in western military zone

Date: 2016-05-09 13:11:22 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:51 - ID:4872601

CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedki Sobhi attended on Monday tactical project Thunder 25 (Ra'ad 25) carried out with live ammunition by an army unit in the western military zone. The exercise is part of the ....

Army commander meets officers via videoconference

Date: 2016-05-08 18:27:40 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:110 - ID:4868197

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi had a meeting with army leaders, officers and soldiers via videoconference on Sunday. The meeting started with observing a one-minute silence in tribute to ....

Jordan's King, US military official discuss cooperation

Date: 2016-05-08 16:46:53 GMT - Jordan - Military - SN:100 - ID:4866453

AMMAN, May 8 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II, Sunday, welcomed the United States Marine Corps Central Command, Lt. Gen. William Beydler, who is visiting Jordan to discuss cooperation in the military fields between the two countries, according to ....

Egypt, Kenya discuss military production cooperation

Date: 2016-05-06 12:31:43 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:47 - ID:4854097

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) – Minister of Military Production Mohamed el Assar conferred here Friday with visiting Kenyan Chief of Staff Samson Mwathethe on means of boosting bilateral cooperation. Assar hailed as "particularly good" relations with Kenya ....

Defense minister attends celebration to honor Armed Forces heroes in Arab, African tournaments

Date: 2016-05-04 16:30:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:72 - ID:4843977

CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi attended a celebration held to honor Armed Forces heroes, who obtained medals and advanced ranks during Arab, international and African tournaments. Youths ....