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  • Army spokesman: 28 tons of drugs, 930 weapons seized in May

    Date: 2015-06-11 08:25:38 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:23 - ID:2774317

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) – Egyptian border guards seized 28 tons of different kinds of narcotics, including bango and hashish, and 930 weapons in May, Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir said on Thursday. Also, they foiled illegal immigration and ....

  • Jordan, Tanzania discuss military cooperation

    Date: 2015-06-10 17:11:17 GMT - Jordan - Military - SN:113 - ID:2772333

    AMMAN, June 10 (MENA) - Jordanian Army Chief of Staff Meshal Mohamed al Zaben met on Wednesday with a military delegation from Tanzania. They discussed ways of bolstering military cooperation between the two sides. (MENA) M I E/A S E ....

  • Defense min. starts official visit to Greece

    Date: 2015-06-10 13:48:55 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:75 - ID:2769921

    CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - Egyptian Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi started on Wednesday a several days' official visit to Greece. In a statement, the Egyptian army said Sobhi held talks upon his arrival in Athens with his Greek counterpart Panos ....

  • Russian naval units arrive in Alexandria for joint drills

    Date: 2015-06-06 17:52:58 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:97 - ID:2742493

    CAIRO, June 6 (MENA) – A number of Russian naval units arrived at Alexandria naval base for the first Russian-Egyptian naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea. Dubbed "Friendship Bridge 2015", the drill will be held from June 6 to June ....

  • US Joint special operations commander arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2015-06-03 19:28:54 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:146 - ID:2725125

    CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) – Commander of US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Lieutenant General Raymond A. Thomas arrived in Cairo on Wednesday. During his stay, Thomas III will hold meetings with Egyptian officials to discuss cooperation and ....

  • Egypt's chief of staff, Greek counterpart attend main phase of joint exercise

    Date: 2015-06-03 16:58:54 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:120 - ID:2723949

    CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Egypt's Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Hegazy and Greek Chief of Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), General Mikhail Kostarakos attended on Wednesday the main stage of the joint Egyptian-Greek ....

  • Chad defense minister wraps up Cairo visit

    Date: 2015-06-03 12:20:17 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:62 - ID:2721981

    CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Chad's Defense Minister General Benaindo Tatola left Cairo Wednesday winding up a visit to Egypt during which he met with Defense Minister Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi. The meeting took up means of cooperation between the ....

  • Egypt, Greece chiefs of staff meet in Cairo

    Date: 2015-06-03 10:58:19 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:42 - ID:2721113

    CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi received Wednesday his Greek counterpart Mikhail Kostarakos, who is currently visiting here. Kostarakos was given an official reception at the HQ of the General Secretariat of the ....

  • Egypt, US discuss boosting military cooperation

    Date: 2015-06-02 16:56:30 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:89 - ID:2717029

    CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi held Tuesday talks with visiting US Naval Forces Central Command Commander and US 5th Fleet John Miller talks on boosting military cooperation. Attended by Egyptian top brass and a US ....

  • Defense minister approves new batches of students of military academies, institutes

    Date: 2015-06-01 11:00:22 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:36 - ID:2706601

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Minister of Defense General Sedqi Sobhi on Monday agreed to accept new batches of students wishing to join military academies and institutes. Applicants should be holders of Thanaweya Amma degree or its Azhari equivalents ....

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