Military

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  • Army says 18 Takfiris killed in Sinai raids

    Date: 2017-03-18 17:11:03 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:59 - ID:6719985

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - As many as 18 very dangerous Takfiris were killed in airstrikes launched by the Egyptian Air Force on terrorist hideouts in North Sinai over the past few days, an army statement reported Saturday. The statement added that ....

  • Defense min. inspects Armed Forces educational facility

    Date: 2017-03-18 17:07:15 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:55 - ID:6719481

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) – Defense Minister Sedky Sobhi inspected on Saturday an Armed Forces educational facility within the framework of following up the development in the Armed Forces educational strategy. Sobhi reviewed with students and ....

  • Defense min: No leniency towards Egypt's national security

    Date: 2017-03-17 12:55:24 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:35 - ID:6713353

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedqi Sobhi flanked by Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghaffar paid a visit on Friday to North Sinai, where they met with army and police personnel. Sobhi conveyed the ....

  • Egyptian-Bahraini military exercises wrap up

    Date: 2017-03-16 14:34:48 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:59 - ID:6708597

    CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) – The joint Egyptian-Bahraini military exercises carried out by the Egyptian and Bahraini naval and air forces were concluded on Thursday. The several-day maneuvers, code-named Hamad 2, included training on maritime ....

  • Military spokesman: 6 new tunnels destroyed in N. Sinai, infiltration of 398 persons foiled

    Date: 2017-03-15 13:11:20 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:45 - ID:6700809

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - Six tunnels were detected and destroyed from February 21 through March 13 on the borderline in North Sinai, the military spokesman said in a statement Wednesday. As many as 49 opium poppy farms, 92 kg of hashish, 171 ....

  • Defense minister accepts new batch of army recruits

    Date: 2017-03-15 10:59:54 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:34 - ID:6700257

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedqy Sobhy Wednesday approved the enrollment of a new batch of recruits (July 2017 stage). In a press conference, director of the army's recruitment and mobilization department Mohi el Din Kamal Abdel ....

  • PM lauds products of Military Production Ministry at CIF

    Date: 2017-03-15 10:54:49 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:33 - ID:6700189

    CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) – The Ministry of Military Production is participating in the 50th session of Cairo International Fair (CIF) with a pavilion housing its products of household appliances, furniture, auto spare parts and others. The fair was ....

  • 4 suspected terrorists arrested in Sinai -- Military Spox

    Date: 2017-03-14 15:19:25 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:53 - ID:6696221

    CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - Law enforcement troops in Central Sinai have arrested four persons suspected of carrying out terrorist operations on the Peninsula, the military spokesman says. Two booby-trapped cars belonging to takfiri elements have ....

  • Egyptian-Bahraini war game kicks off

    Date: 2017-03-13 16:02:22 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:76 - ID:6689241

    CAIRO, March 13 (MENA) - The activities of joint Egyptian-Bahraini military exercise (Hamad 2) kicked off in the kingdom of Bahrain on Monday. The exercise involves different activities including means to exchange military expertise between the ....

  • Defense min. endorses new batch of university graduates at Military Academy

    Date: 2017-03-12 13:00:36 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:37 - ID:6678373

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) – Defense Minister Sedqy Sobhy on Sunday endorsed the enrollment of a new batch of university graduates at the Military Academy. Speaking at a press conference, Head of the Military Academy Gamal Abu Ismail said there are a ....

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