Military

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  • Chief of Staff meets with Malian counterpart

    Date: 2015-07-12 11:29:00 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:31 - ID:2966749

    CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mahmoud Hegazy on Sunday met his Malian counterpart Mahamane Toure who is currently visiting Egypt. The two sides discussed issues of mutual concern, especially boosting the bilateral ....

  • Military spokesman: 252 terrorists killed in Sinai over 11 days

    Date: 2015-07-12 10:32:18 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:21 - ID:2966221

    CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesman Mohammad Samir announced Sunday that 252 armed terrorists were killed in North Sinai over the past 11 days. In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesman said as many as 252 terrorist ....

  • 2 terrorists killed, explosives store destroyed in North Sinai

    Date: 2015-07-10 12:07:22 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:35 - ID:2956369

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) – Two terrorists were killed Friday after the Special Forces targeted a weapon-laden truck in North Sinai, Military spokesman Mohamed Samir said. Acting upon an intelligence tip, the army conducted an operation that targeted ....

  • Assiut governor honors families of Sinai victims

    Date: 2015-07-08 10:24:26 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:28 - ID:2942681

    ASSIUT, July 8 (MENA) - Assiut Governor Yasser Desouki honored on Wednesday the families of the victims of the latest terrorist attacks in Sinai. He gave each family 20,000 pounds and the governorate's shield in recognition of their sons' efforts ....

  • Military Spokesman: 13 terrorists arrested in central Sinai

    Date: 2015-07-08 08:21:48 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:17 - ID:2941977

    CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Army Spokesman Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said 13 terrorist elements were arrested in Khariza district in central Sinai. In a statement released on Wednesday, the army spokesman said the Third Field Army troops raided ....

  • 241 terrorists killed in Sinai over 5 days: army spokesman

    Date: 2015-07-06 11:18:03 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:36 - ID:2931061

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) – As many as 241 militants were killed and four wanted were arrested in operations over the past five days, said Armed Forces Spokesman Brig. Mohamed Samir. In a statement on Monday, the spokesman added that 29 suspects were ....

  • Armed Forces thanks Egyptian media outlets for their support

    Date: 2015-07-06 10:58:35 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:26 - ID:2930529

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - The Egyptian Armed Forces thanked on Monday all Egyptian media outlets for their support of the army. In a statement, Army Spokesman Mohamed Samir said the Egyptian army has went through many battles all through its honorable ....

  • UK Royal Navy vessel visits Alex. Port

    Date: 2015-07-05 17:45:45 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:90 - ID:2927257

    CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) – UK Royal Navy vessel "HMS Bangor", a Sandown-class minehunter, had visited Egypt's Alexandria Port, the UK embassy in Cairo said. The visit on July 2-4 is the first to be made by a Royal Navy vessel to the port in five ....

  • Egypt's navy rescues all passengers, crew of sunken Red Sea ship - spokesman

    Date: 2015-07-05 11:47:27 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:46 - ID:2924741

    CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir on Sunday said the Egyptian navy rescued all passengers and crew aboard the cargo ship that sank off the Red Sea. In a statement, the spokesman said that the navy received distress signals ....

  • Defense minister attends iftar banquet with 2nd field army personnel

    Date: 2015-07-04 17:49:23 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:68 - ID:2921541

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, June 4 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Sedky Sobhy on Saturday attended an iftar banquet with officers and soldiers of the second field army. The minister convoyed greetings of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ....

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