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Defense minister delegates army commanders to lay down wreaths at unknown soldier tombs
Date: 2015-10-04 10:48:09 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:26 - ID:3464397
CAIRO, Oct 4 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production and General Commander of the Armed Forces Sedki Sobhi delegated commanders of the field armies and military zones to lay down wreaths at the unknown soldier tombs marking the 42nd ....
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Defense minister meets US central command head
Date: 2015-09-30 09:07:43 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:32 - ID:3440873
CAIRO, Sept 30 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi met on Wednesday with head of the US Central Command Lloyd James Austin for talks on boosting military cooperation. The two sides discussed regional and international efforts against terrorism ....
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Defense minister meets South Sudanese counterpart
Date: 2015-09-29 14:53:46 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:65 - ID:3436497
CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) – Egypt's Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi received Tuesday visiting South Sudanese Minister for Defense and Veterans Affairs Kuol Manyang Juuk and his accompanying delegation. The S. ....
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Two schools named after slain soldiers
Date: 2015-09-28 18:06:35 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:90 - ID:3430445
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Sept 28 (MENA) - Two schools in Zagazig have been named after two soldiers who had been killed in a security operation against terrorism in Sinai. Conscripts Ahmed Rajab and Ahmed Mohamed were killed when a bomb hit their armored ....
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Russia's T-50 5th generation fighter jets to enter service in 2017
Date: 2015-09-26 16:31:29 GMT - Russia - Military - SN:71 - ID:3419161
MOSCOW, Sept 26 (MENA) - Russia's Sukhoi T-50 fifth generation prototype fighter jets will enter into service with the Russian Armed Force in 2017, Sputnik quoted Russian Air and Space Forces Commander Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev as saying ....
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Obama praises retiring Dempsey, incoming chairman Dunford
Date: 2015-09-26 06:17:52 GMT - USA - Military - SN:12 - ID:3416309
WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (MENA) - In an armed forces full-honors retirement ceremony, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey closed out 41 years of service, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. succeeded him as the highest ranking U.S. military officer, ....
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Egyptian, Saudi defense ministers discuss joint cooperation
Date: 2015-09-25 21:27:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Military - SN:91 - ID:3415917
JEDDAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - Egypt's Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi had talks here on Friday with his Saudi counterpart Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on means of promoting bilateral cooperation, particularly in the defense fields. Saudi minister of ....
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Kremlin not oppose sale of French Mistrals' built for Russia to Egypt
Date: 2015-09-23 19:56:24 GMT - Russia - Military - SN:75 - ID:3407129
MOSCOW, Sept 23 (MENA) - Moscow will not oppose the sale of two French-made Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Egypt as the new deal respects Russian interests, the Sputnik cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday. "The deal ....
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Army: Three weapons caches including 30 tons of explosives seized in Giza, Arish
Date: 2015-09-23 19:10:37 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:74 - ID:3406969
CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) – Three weapons caches, including 30 tons of explosives, were seized in the cities of Giza and Arish, said a statement by the Armed Forces. Acting upon precise information, the armed forces spotted a plot by terrorist ....
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Army: Main stage of Martyr's Right operation in Sinai ends; second phase to begin
Date: 2015-09-22 22:41:53 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:118 - ID:3402961
CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) – Egypt's Army has announced that the first and major phase of the military operation launched in North Sinai was ended Tuesday. During the 16-day stage, joint army and police forces managed to destroy the main hideouts and ....