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OPEN// Navy receives first RAstar 3200 ASD tug from Alexandria Shipyard Co.

Date: 2025-06-05 14:43:50 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:34 - ID:11208829

CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Vice Admiral Ashraf Atwa, Commander of the Navy and Chairman of the Marine Industries and Services Organization (MAISO) has witnessed the handover of "Ras El Hikma" tug of the Azimuth type "RAstar 3200 ASD" — the first of ....

Egypt, Cyprus conduct joint military drill "Ptolemy 2025"

Date: 2025-06-04 18:17:43 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:71 - ID:11207709

CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) – Egyptian and Cypriot special forces carried out a joint military training codenamed "Ptolemy 2025". The military drill ran for several days in Cyprus. The exercise included theoretical sessions, combat skills exchange, ....

Defense min., Benin's FM review bilateral cooperation

Date: 2025-06-04 12:04:09 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:31 - ID:11207180

CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production General Abdel Meguid Saqr had talks on Wednesday with Benin’s Foreign Minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, who is currently visiting Egypt. The talks tackled the latest developments ....

Armed Forces chief of staff back home after official visit to Rwanda

Date: 2025-06-03 18:10:55 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:71 - ID:11206276

CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Ahmed Khalifa has returned home along with his accompanying delegation following the conclusion of his official visit to Rwanda. During his visit to the East African nation, Khalifa ....

Defense min. discusses military coop. with US Senate member

Date: 2025-05-27 19:07:25 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:63 - ID:11196671

CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production General Abdel Meguid Saqr met with US Senator Tim Sheehy, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and his delegation during their ....

Armed Forces mourns death of former supply minister

Date: 2025-05-27 18:52:59 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:60 - ID:11196744

CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - The Armed Forces mourned on Tuesday the death of head of the Armed Forces Logistics Authority and former Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Staff Maj. Gen. Mohamed Ali Moselhi, who passed away yesterday after many years of ....

Army chief of staff meets with chief of Italian Defense Staff

Date: 2025-05-27 09:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:13 - ID:11195571

CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa met with General Luciano Portolano, Chief of the Italian Defense Staff, and his accompanying delegation during their official visit to Egypt. The ....

Border guards thwart attempts to undermine national security

Date: 2025-05-24 17:10:56 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:41 - ID:11192173

CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - Border Guard forces continued their successful operations to thwart attempts targeting the country’s national security in implementation of the directives of the General Command of the Armed Forces to intensify security ....

Egypt’s CoS returns home after visit to France

Date: 2025-05-24 10:00:07 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:11 - ID:11191578

CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) – Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, and his accompanying delegation returned home on Saturday after paying an official visit to France. Khalifa had a meeting with Thierry ....

OPEN// Defense min. witnesses implementation of main phase of tactical command centers project for Western Military Region

Date: 2025-05-20 14:38:57 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:37 - ID:11186835

CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production General Abdel Meguid Saqr witnessed the implementation of the main phase of the tactical command centers project for the Western Military ....