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Defense minister receives top US military commander

Date: 2022-02-09 15:09:06 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:72 - ID:9409203

CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki met on Wednesday with General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command and his accompanying delegation currently visiting Egypt. They discussed issues ....

Defense min. attends opening of Tanta Military Hospital after renovation

Date: 2022-02-09 09:14:52 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:28 - ID:9408177

CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki and the Armed Forces Chief of Staff Osama Askar attended on Wednesday the opening of Tanta Military Hospital after being ....

Int'l Maritime Exercise Cutlass Express 2022 kick off, with Egyptian Navy participating

Date: 2022-02-08 09:47:56 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:33 - ID:9406547

CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - The International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2022 (IMX/CE22) kicked off in the Red Sea on Tuesday, with the participation of the Egyptian Navy and command of the joint forces of the Western Military Region. Egypt's ....

Army chief of staff back home from Italy visit

Date: 2022-02-04 13:13:27 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:44 - ID:9400850

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) – The Armed Forces Chief of Staff Osama Askar on Friday returned home after his visit to Italy at an invitation by the commander of the US Africa Command to attend the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference that was held in ....

Egyptian-French air exercise wraps up

Date: 2022-02-03 15:44:04 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:74 - ID:9399624

CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The joint Egyptian-French air training program"Amun-22" concluded on Thursday. The drills, which took place at a number of Egyptian air bases and lasted for several days, included the implementation of theoretical and ....

Defense minister witnesses signing of MoUs, armament contracts with S.Korea

Date: 2022-02-01 17:09:23 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:69 - ID:9396254

CAIRO, Feb 1 (MENA) - Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki has attended the signing ceremony of two memorandums of understanding in the military cooperation fields between Egypt and South Korea in addition to a contract with ....

Egyptian, French air forces start air drills in Egypt

Date: 2022-01-31 14:49:24 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:61 - ID:9394285

CAIRO, Jan 31 (MENA) - Egyptian and French air forces started several days' air drills on Monday at a number of Egyptian air force bases, the Egyptian Armed Forces announced. According to the Egyptian army’s statement on the drills, multi-role ....

Security, army commanders lay flower wreaths at police memorials

Date: 2022-01-29 12:00:45 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:30 - ID:9390694

CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) - Security and Armed Forces commanders and governors laid on Saturday flower wreaths at police memorials across the country. This is part of celebrations of the 70th anniversary of National Police Day and the Battle of ....

Awqaf minister hails high ranking of Egypt's Armed Forces

Date: 2022-01-25 08:23:35 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:24 - ID:9383874

CAIRO, Jan 25 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has hailed a decision by international organizations specialized in classifying world armies selecting Egypt's army on the top of armed forces' ranking in the Middle East, Arab world and ....

Egypt, Saudi Arabia start “Morgan-17” naval exercise

Date: 2022-01-24 15:46:23 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:70 - ID:9383164

CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Egyptian-Saudi “Morgan-17” naval maneuvers started Monday in Saudi Arabia. The several days' drills fall within a series of joint exercises between the two countries. The naval exercise includes theoretical lectures ....