Military

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  • Iraqi, US-led warplanes conduct 70 airstrikes on Daesh sites

    Date: 2016-01-18 20:54:07 GMT - Iraq - Military - SN:115 - ID:4141725

    BAGHDAD, Jan 18 (MENA) - Iraqi and US-led warplanes conducted 70 airstrikes against Daesh posts in several districts within the last 24 hours, an Iraqi military statement said Monday. The report added that 13 strikes were launched by the Iraqi ....

  • Egyptian female stripped off nationality over joining army of foreign country

    Date: 2016-01-17 13:26:40 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:51 - ID:4132077

    CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued a decision on Sunday revoking the Egyptian citizenship of Dina Mohamed al Masry over joining the military service of a foreign country without permit from the Ministry of Defense. The ....

  • US completes delivery of 4 light attack aircraft to Afghanistan

    Date: 2016-01-15 19:18:00 GMT - Afghanistan - Military - SN:87 - ID:4121929

    KABUL, Jan 15 (MENA) - The delivery of the first batch of Light Attack aircraft to the Afghan armed forces formally concluded Friday in the presence of the Afghan defense officials, Khaama Press reported. The first batch includes four aircraft ....

  • National defense extends mandate of Armed Forces in Gulf, Bab al Mandab

    Date: 2016-01-14 15:27:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:99 - ID:4115121

    CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) – The National Defense Council, under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, agreed on Thursday to extend the mandate of the Armed Forces in the Gulf and Bab al Mandab for one year. This came at a meeting presided over by the ....

  • Egypt, UK military talks focus on partnership, terrorism, regional issues - British embassy

    Date: 2016-01-14 13:08:12 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:77 - ID:4113325

    CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Egypt and the UK are on the frontline in the fight against terrorism, said British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson. "We will not rest until the scourge of Daesh is defeated," he affirmed. The UK stands ....

  • Sisi presides over National Defense Council meeting

    Date: 2016-01-14 08:33:57 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:20 - ID:4111521

    CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi presided over a meeting of the National Defense Council on Thursday. The prime minister, the ministers of defense, foreign affairs, interior and finance, the Armed Forces chief of ....

  • Chief of staff inspects Military Technical College

    Date: 2016-01-13 21:08:17 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:150 - ID:4110065

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy visited on Wednesday Military Technical College to inspect educational and research activities in the college. Hegazy was briefed on the scientific and military training programs in the ....

  • Six Israeli gunboats breach Lebanese territorial waters

    Date: 2016-01-13 19:39:28 GMT - Lebanon - Military - SN:144 - ID:4109845

    BEIRUT, Jan 13 (MENA) - Six Israeli gunboats on Wednesday breached the Lebanese territorial waters facing Ras Naqoura, the National News Agency reported. It has occurred between 8:00 am and 11:04 am, at the distance of 400 meters, a Lebanese Army ....

  • Minister of military production meets CEO of Thales Group

    Date: 2016-01-13 11:28:51 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:47 - ID:4105461

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed el Assar met Wednesday with Pascale Sourisse, CEO of France's Thales Group, an important telecommunications firm, as part of efforts to enhance cooperation with specialized ....

  • Iraqi, US-led warplanes conduct 75 airstrikes on Daesh sites

    Date: 2016-01-12 22:46:56 GMT - Iraq - Military - SN:132 - ID:4102929

    BAGHDAD, Jan 12 (MENA) - Iraqi and US-led warplanes conducted 75 airstrikes against Daesh posts in several districts within the last 24 hours, an Iraqi military statement said Tuesday. The airstrikes targeted Daesh sites in several districts in ....

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