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  • Army distributes 1.5 million food packages to citizens ahead of Ramadan

    Date: 2015-06-15 09:27:32 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:27 - ID:2799297

    CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - The Armed Forces distributed more than 1.5 million food packages to most-needy citizens as part of efforts to reduce burdens on families in impoverished and remote areas with the advent of the holy fasting month of ....

  • Defense min. back home from Greece

    Date: 2015-06-14 12:41:36 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:41 - ID:2793881

    CAIRO, June 14 (MENA) – Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi returned home Sunday after an official visit to Greece. During his stay, Sobhi held a series of meetings with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Parliament ....

  • Cairo, Moscow keen on fostering military ties -- Egypt, Russia commanders

    Date: 2015-06-14 10:30:20 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:27 - ID:2792625

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 14 (MENA) – Egypt and Russia asserted on Sunday their keenness to boost bilateral relations in all military fields, especially in naval training. This came during a press conference that was held by commander of the Naval ....

  • Army reveals 'new security measures' to cut off supplies to Sinai terrorist groups

    Date: 2015-06-11 09:29:59 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:35 - ID:2774889

    CAIRO, June (MENA) - New security measures have been taken to cut off supplies to the terrorist groups in North Sinai, Army Spokesman Mohamed Samir said on Thursday. In a statement, Samir said the Armed Forces set up several checkpoints along the ....

  • 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 ....

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