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Military spokesman: 31 new tunnel entrances destroyed in Rafah along borderline with GS

Date: 2015-11-08 10:09:30 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:30 - ID:3687849

CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) - Military Spokesman Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said 31 new shaft openings for tunnels have been discovered and destroyed in Rafah along the borderline with Gaza Strip. In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesman ....

Egypt's COS heads for UAE

Date: 2015-11-07 15:23:05 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:67 - ID:3684365

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Egyptian Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi left here on Saturday for the UAE on a several days' visit. The Egyptian COS will take part in the 14th Round of the Aviation Conference, to be held in Dubai from November 7-9, at an ....

Egyptian Navy conducts drill off coast of Red Sea island

Date: 2015-11-06 13:12:07 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:54 - ID:3678213

CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) – The Egyptian Navy on Friday had an exercise off the coast of a Red Sea island. Units of the Armed Forces' southern zone, the Navy, commandos and the Special Forces have taken part in the naval drill. Mechanical and ....

Fallon to Sisi: London keen on cementing military, security ties with Cairo

Date: 2015-11-06 11:28:56 GMT - United Kingdom - Military - SN:41 - ID:3677581

LONDON, Nov 6 (MENA) - British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon asserted on Friday that Egypt is a key important partner for his country at the bilateral, regional and international levels. London is thus concerned to know the Egyptian vision ....

Sobhi back home Cyprus visit

Date: 2015-11-06 06:06:23 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:54 - ID:3671225

CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Defense Minister Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi returned home on Thursday after an official visit to Cyprus. During his stay in Cyprus, Sobhi and his Cypriot counterpart exchanged views regarding regional developments and their ....

Hegazy meets commander of joint special operations command

Date: 2015-11-05 12:55:42 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:92 - ID:3672589

CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Armed Forces' Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy met here Thursday with US Commander of Joint Special Operations Command Lieutenant General Raymond A. Thomas along with his accompanying delegation. The meeting took up a host of ....

Egypt,US hold military talks

Date: 2015-11-05 11:04:08 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:55 - ID:3671221

CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazy on Thursday received Commander of the US Joint Special Operations Raymond Thomas, now visiting here, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting took up several ....

PM visits Kafr ElDawwar to follow up heave rain effects

Date: 2015-11-04 18:37:18 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:143 - ID:3668089

KAFR ELSHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 4 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has headed for Kafr El Dawwar to follow up measures taken by executive authorities to overcome the effects of heavy rains there. While there, the premier will make sure that public ....

Military production, electricity ministers probe joint cooperation in development plans

Date: 2015-11-04 11:18:00 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:45 - ID:3663961

CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - Minister of Military Production Mohammad Said el Assar conferred on Wednesday with Minister of Electricity Mohammad Shaker on means of bolstering cooperation between the two ministries. The two ministers reviewed means of ....

Iraqi military urges Ramadi residents to leave ahead of liberation battle

Date: 2015-11-03 21:34:04 GMT - Iraq - Military - SN:120 - ID:3661301

BAGHDAD, Nov 3 (MENA) - Iraqi Joint Operations Command on Tuesday urged residents of Anbar's Ramadi to leave the town ahead of launching an operation to liberate it from Daesh. In a statement, the command called on citizens to leave Ramadi ....