Military
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Army chief-of-staff returns home after visit to US
Date: 2016-05-29 18:25:55 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:82 - ID:5004545
CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Army Chief-of-Staff Mahmoud Hegazy returned home on Sunday following a several days' visit to the US, where he met with several security and military officials. During his visit, Hegazy met with the chairman of the US Joint ....
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Defense Minister attends war inspection of Third Field Army formation
Date: 2016-05-29 16:57:15 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:77 - ID:5003965
SUEZ, Egypt, May 29 (MENA) - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi has witnessed inspection procedures and training on raising the combat effectiveness carried out by one of the military formations of the Third ....
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36 takfiris killed, 38 bombs defused in Sinai -- Army
Date: 2016-05-28 17:54:05 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:74 - ID:4998061
CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) – As many as 36 takfiris have been killed in airstrikes and military operations in Sinai over the past two days, the Armed Forces said Saturday. The takfiris were targeted in Al Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuwaid, a statement by ....
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Defense minister: Armed Forces stand behind political leadership of President Sisi
Date: 2016-05-28 15:09:26 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:57 - ID:4996501
CAIRO, May 28 (MENA)- Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedqi Sobhi asserted that the Armed Forces would never relinquish its role in contributing to development of the civil society in the service of the Egyptian people under the vivid ....
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88 takfiris killed in northern, central Sinai -- Army
Date: 2016-05-25 12:39:58 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:54 - ID:4978549
CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - As many as 88 takfiris have been killed in airstrikes in Sinai over the past four days, the Armed Forces said Wednesday. The takfiris were targeted in Sheikh Zuwaid, Rafah and central Sinai, a statement by the army ....
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Army continues anti-terror operation in Sinai
Date: 2016-05-23 13:26:15 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:50 - ID:4964653
CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) – Third Field Army units carried out raids on terror gatherings in central Sinai and Mount Helal, military spokesman Mohamed Samir said. The operation led to the elimination of 13 extremely dangerous terrorists during a ....
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Border guards arrest 152 illegal migrants
Date: 2016-05-23 11:20:34 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:37 - ID:4963737
CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) – Border guards in the vicinity of the northern military zone arrested 152 illegal migrants from different countries. Meanwhile, border guards in the vicinity of the Second Field Army seized 94 packs of cannabis, weighing ....
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Egypt's COS embarks on several days' visit to US
Date: 2016-05-23 10:52:40 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:33 - ID:4963797
CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Mahmoud Hegazy will embark on a several days' visit to the US at an invitation from his American counterpart Joseph Francis Dunford. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, ....
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Defense min. receives phone call from Greek counterpart on search operations for missing plane
Date: 2016-05-19 14:42:46 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:90 - ID:4941361
CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi received on Thursday a phone call from his Greek counterpart. The Phone conversation tackled coordinating the support required for search and rescue ....
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Defense min. inspects preparation skills for students of faculty of medicine at Armed Forces
Date: 2016-05-15 13:42:01 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:51 - ID:4911897
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi inspected phases of preparation skills for the students of the Faculty of Medicine of the Armed Forces. Sobhi hailed the distinguished performance and the ....