Military

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  • Egypt warships arrive in Bahrain for military drill

    Date: 2015-04-22 15:07:19 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:92 - ID:2435005

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Egyptian warships and fighter jets arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday to take part in the joint military exercise 'Hamad 1', the Egyptian Armed Forces said. The Egyptian-Bahraini military exercise aims to exchange expertise ....

  • Hegazi: Joint Arab Force is to fight terrorism, protect Arab national security

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:17:39 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:32 - ID:2432525

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Egyptian Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi stressed on Wednesday that the Joint Arab Force aims at fighting terrorism and protecting Arab national security. This force is not directed against any side and that's why it is ....

  • Qatari chief of staff arrives in Egypt for meeting with Arab counterparts

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:19:26 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:17 - ID:2431233

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Qatari chief of staff Maj. Gen. Ghanem bin Shahin al Ghanem arrived in Cairo Wednesday to take part in discussions to form a joint Arab force. Arab chiefs of staff will meet later Wednesday for talks on details of how the ....

  • Armed Forces will never be lenient in fighting terrorism -- Minister

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:32:28 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:81 - ID:2426789

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel General Sedqy Sobhy on Tuesday asserted that the Egyptian Armed Forces will never be lenient in fighting terrorism. In statements while inaugurating training facilities, ....

  • Egypt, Pakistan hold military talks

    Date: 2015-04-19 11:47:42 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:49 - ID:2409873

    CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) – Army Chief-of-Staff Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy held talks with visiting Pakistani Defense Secretary Lieutenant General Alam Khattak and his accompanying delegation. The meeting took up the latest regional and ....

  • 4 Sudanese persons arrested over attempt to infiltrate into Libya

    Date: 2015-04-17 22:42:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:110 - ID:2401369

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, April 17 (MENA) - Four Sudanese citizens were arrested in Matrouh on Friday after an attempt to infiltrate into Libya via the border with Egypt. The Sudanese people were arrested in a military zone west of Salloum. A ....

  • Warplane targets militant group in Libya's Tripoli

    Date: 2015-04-15 13:31:50 GMT - Libya - Military - SN:65 - ID:2384777

    TRIPOLI, April 15 (MENA) - A warplane targeted on Wednesday positions of the so-called Libya Dawn militant group in the Libyan capital Tripoli. No casualties were reported. The jet hit the group's camp and weapon depots in Tagoraa area, a ....

  • Increasing security threats in Egypt prompt resuming military aid: US

    Date: 2015-04-13 22:23:16 GMT - USA - Military - SN:112 - ID:2373357

    WASHINGTON, April 13 (MENA) - The decision to resume the US military aid to Egypt is based on the fact that "the threats to Egypt’s security have increased over the past few months," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on Monday. "That ....

  • Egypt’s security pivoted on strong army – defense min.

    Date: 2015-04-11 13:13:38 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:46 - ID:2357293

    CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) – Egypt’s security and stability is dependent on a strong army capable of carrying out all ground, sea and air tasks to preserve the national Egyptian and Arab security, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Defense ....

  • Defense minister back home after successful visit to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2015-04-10 22:35:32 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:121 - ID:2354033

    CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) - Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi returned home on Friday after a successful visit to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. In Pakistan, Sobhi met with senior state officials along with officials at the Pakistani Defense Ministry ....

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