Military

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  • Iraqi forces regain police station in Ramadi, kill 6 Daesh militants

    Date: 2016-01-25 22:44:38 GMT - Iraq - Military - SN:88 - ID:4187605

    BAGHDAD, Jan 25 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces on Monday regained control of a police station, an electricity station and two schools in Sofia district, to the east of Ramadi city of Anbar governorate, where six Daesh militants were killed, ....

  • Armed Forces troops head for Saudi Arabia to take part in joint drill

    Date: 2016-01-25 12:50:15 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:47 - ID:4185037

    CAIRO, Jan 25 (MENA) - The Egyptian Armed Forces troops left here Monday for Saudi Arabia to take part in joint training exercise East Thunder in the presence of a number of Arab and Islamic countries. Such exercise with Saudi Arabia helps the ....

  • Naval troops commander meets French counterpart, inspects Mistral

    Date: 2016-01-25 11:50:47 GMT - France - Military - SN:42 - ID:4184761

    PARIS, Jan 25 (MENA) - Commander of the naval troops Osama Rabie met here on Monday with his French counterpart Bernard Rogel at the French naval forces headquarters. During his visit to France, Rabie inspected the Mistral-class helicopter ....

  • Official gazette publishes decree to extend military mission outside borders

    Date: 2016-01-24 19:16:48 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:106 - ID:4181133

    CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The official gazette on Sunday published Presidential Decree Number 20 of 2016 to extend the mandate of several elements of the Armed Forces in a combat mission outside the borders to defend the national security of Egypt and ....

  • Border guards arrest 3 MB members before escaping outside Egypt

    Date: 2016-01-22 15:40:17 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:68 - ID:4167673

    CAIRO, Jan 22 (MENA) – Border guards have arrested three members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group while attempting to escape outside the country via the southern frontiers. The guards were also able to seize two warehouses containing 10 ....

  • Defense minister attends graduation ceremony of military academy cadets

    Date: 2016-01-21 12:17:12 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:55 - ID:4159773

    CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister Colonel General Sedqi Sobhi attended Thursday the graduation ceremony of the 112 batch of the Egyptian Military Academy, the 70, 85, 57 and 47 batches of specialized ....

  • Court defers till April 7 Mubarak retrial over killing of protesters in 2011 uprising

    Date: 2016-01-21 09:43:45 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:30 - ID:4158601

    CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Court of Cassation decided on Thursday to postpone till April 7 the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak over killing of peaceful protesters during January revolution. This is the second and final retrial for ....

  • Army deploys rescue teams to recover bodies of sunken fishing boat

    Date: 2016-01-20 20:54:57 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:112 - ID:4156505

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Minister of Defense Sedky Sobhi issued an order to deploy rescue teams Wednesday to recover the bodies of people of a sunken boat the Rosetta Port. A shipping boat carrying a number of people sank in the inlet port on ....

  • 19 Daesh militants killed in Iraq security campaign

    Date: 2016-01-20 19:05:25 GMT - Iraq - Military - SN:101 - ID:4155757

    BAGHDAD, Jan 20 (MENA) - Up to 19 Daesh militants were killed in Baghdad and Anbar provinces in Iraq on Wednesday. In a statement, Baghdad Operations Command said 20 bombs were dismantled and two vehicles destroyed in the military ....

  • Egypt, Saudi Arabia to hold joint military exercise

    Date: 2016-01-20 16:35:19 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:89 - ID:4155061

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Defense Minister General Sedqi Sobhi met Armed Forces troops who will head for Saudi Arabia to take part in joint training exercises in the presence of a number of Arab and Islamic ....

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