Military

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  • Egypt's Navy saves 33 persons on board of yacht in Marsa Alam

    Date: 2016-11-13 09:17:29 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:18 - ID:5952509

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Naval forces tasked with securing the Red Sea area saved on Sunday a tourist yacht with 33 persons on board after encountering technical problems. The naval base in the Red Sea received a distress call from "Diving City" ....

  • 9 Takfiris killed, 40 bombs dismantled in N. Sinai

    Date: 2016-11-10 16:25:56 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:69 - ID:5939585

    CAIRO, Nov 10 (MENA) - Nine Takfiris were killed in an exchange of fire with army forces in North Sinai on Thursday as part of the comprehensive “Operation Martyr's Right" that aimed at uprooting terrorism in Sinai. The forces dismantled 40 ....

  • Egypt’s chief of staff, French delegation discuss regional developments

    Date: 2016-11-09 15:43:23 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:88 - ID:5932665

    CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) – Egypt’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy discussed Wednesday in a meeting with a French delegation comprising President’s adviser for policies and Defense Minister’s adviser the latest developments in the region in light of the ....

  • Army distributes thousands of food packages in Qena

    Date: 2016-11-08 13:47:36 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:42 - ID:5923633

    QENA, Upper Egypt, Nov 8 (MENA) - The Armed Forces have distributed over 30,000 food packages at half of market price in different districts of the Qena governorate, Governor Maj. Gen. Abdel Hamid el Hagan said on Tuesday. The packages were sold ....

  • Egypt, Jordan start military drills

    Date: 2016-11-07 09:12:37 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:17 - ID:5914785

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - The Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces began military exercises on Monday with the participation of ground, air and navy forces from both sides. The wargames, codenamed "Aqaba 2016" are carried out in southern Jordan. The ....

  • Senior army officer killed in North Sinai

    Date: 2016-11-04 19:15:26 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:76 - ID:5902405

    CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - Brigadier-General Hisham Mohamed Mahmoud was killed on Friday by three terrorist militants outside his house in the North Sinai city of el Arish, military spokesman Mohamed Samir said. "Such cowardly and desperate acts will ....

  • Defense minister visits injured servicemen

    Date: 2016-11-04 14:05:30 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:46 - ID:5900161

    CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi paid on Friday a visit to the Armed Forces hospitals to inquire after servicemen, who were injured on duty in Sinai. Sobhi was accompanied by senior military officials. The minister lauded ....

  • Egypt, Jordan to carry out military exercises

    Date: 2016-11-04 11:06:08 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:25 - ID:5898965

    CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - The Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces will conduct military exercises on Saturday with the participation of ground, air and navy forces from both sides. The participating troops of the Egyptian Armed Forces left for the ....

  • Egypt's army continue clearing roads in flood-hit areas

    Date: 2016-11-02 09:12:08 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:14 - ID:5885381

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Acting upon the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Armed Forces are continuing efforts to clear roads in the Red Sea and Sohag governorates, the two worst hit areas of deadly floods that hit the country over the ....

  • Army offers 8m food packages on market at affordable prices

    Date: 2016-11-01 10:05:44 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:19 - ID:5878749

    CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - The Armed Forces have finalized preparing eight packages of foodstuff to be offered on the market at half of their original price. The packages will be offered at all Egyptian governorates in accordance with directives by ....

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