Military

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  • Armed Forces celebrate Orphan Day

    Date: 2017-04-07 15:55:11 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:61 - ID:6757431

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) – The Armed Forces organized a ceremony to honor the families of army martyrs on the occasion of Orphan Day. During the event, Major General Saeed Abbas, the assistant chief of staff, delivered a speech on behalf of Defense ....

  • 11 suspects arrested, 8 hotbeds destroyed in Central Sinai

    Date: 2017-04-07 15:39:00 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:60 - ID:6757428

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Law enforcement forces of the Third Field Army continued their raids on terror hotbeds in Central Sinai, a military statement said Friday. The statement added that 11 terrorist suspects were arrested, and eight terror ....

  • Egypt, Bahrain conduct "Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed 2017" joint military drills

    Date: 2017-04-06 16:04:20 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:66 - ID:6755925

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Egypt's special forces and their Bahraini counterparts are conducting "Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed 2017" joint military drills, which would continue until April 22. The military exercises come in light of the close and historic ....

  • Law enforcement forces destroy tunnel, arrest 11 suspects in N. Sinai

    Date: 2017-04-06 08:01:53 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:18 - ID:6755169

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Law enforcement forces discovered and destroyed a main tunnel on the borderline in North Sinai, the Armed Forces said in a statement on Thursday. Also, 11 people suspected of carrying out terrorist attacks were arrested as ....

  • Egypt receives third batch of Rafale fighters from France

    Date: 2017-04-05 17:35:24 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:74 - ID:6754536

    CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) – The Armed Forces celebrated on Thursday the delivery of the third batch of the French Rafale fighters. The delivery of the three Rafale fighters came as part of the strategic partnership deal with France in the fields of ....

  • Chief of staff meets deputy chief of the UK defence staff

    Date: 2017-04-04 17:33:12 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:91 - ID:6752677

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy on Tuesday met with Deputy Chief of the UK Defence Staff Mark Carleton-Smith and his accompanying delegation. The two sides discussed several issues of common concern, based on the region's ....

  • Third army forces in full control over Mount Helal in Sinai

    Date: 2017-04-02 11:03:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:27 - ID:6748415

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - Third Army forces announced their full control over central Sinai's Mount Helal, which used to be a main shelter for terrorists for many years. Commander of the Third Field army Mohamed Ra'afat el Dash, speaking during a ....

  • 6 Takfiris killed, 29 suspects arrested in Sinai raids

    Date: 2017-04-02 09:23:11 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:22 - ID:6748323

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) – Six Takfiris were killed and 29 suspects were arrested in a security campaign launched by the Egyptian army on terrorist hideouts in North Sinai, an army statement said on Sunday. The forces also destroyed two tunnels in ....

  • Army says 14 Takfiris killed, 21 suspects arrested in Sinai raids

    Date: 2017-04-01 14:58:58 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:59 - ID:6747481

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - As many as 14 very dangerous Takfiris were killed in airstrikes launched by the Egyptian Air Force on terrorist hideouts in North Sinai over the past two days, an army statement reported Saturday. The statement added that ....

  • Hegazy witnesses research study on counter-terrorism

    Date: 2017-03-31 12:09:32 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:35 - ID:6745943

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Mahmoud Hegazy witnessed on Friday a research study prepared by the Egyptian Command and Staff College on the fight against terrorism. The event started with a speech by the ....

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