Latest in Tag: Armed Forces Highlight
Latest in Tag: Armed Forces

Army and police prepare to secure presidential poll
Approximately 181,921 military personnel will coordinate with police to secure this week’s elections

5.14% year on year decline in construction spending: CAPMAS
Unstable economic situation in Egypt the main reason behind decrease in construction projects in 2012/2013, says agency

Peace with Israel is now stable: Al-Sisi
Presidential candidate vows Egyptian intervention if any Arab country is “threatened”
Palestinian among arrested as Sinai security operations continue
One recruit dies following Sunday gun fight in North Sinai
Army recruit killed in Sinai gunfight
Armed forces vows to eradicate “black terrorism and groups of darkness” from Egypt

The armed forces is not above parliamentary monitoring: Sabahy
“My project seeks a successful state with all its sectors, instead of only depending on the military institution,” says the presidential candidate
UPDATE: Military aircraft sent to look for 5 missing citizens in Aswan
Defence minister orders search

Military aircraft sent to look for 5 missing citizens in Aswan
Defence minister orders search
Armed forces allocates EGP 1bn to upgrade 31 hospitals
Hospitals suffering from “deterioration in their performance”, health minister says
Egypt to participate in joint air force training in the Gulf
Gulf air force exercises intended to deepen Bahrain-Egypt strategic relationship

Gaza tunnels discovered in Rafah Mosque
Armed forces find six tunnel openings concealed in a North Sinai Mosque

New defence minister vows to stabilise national security
“Let us salute the great, brave hero Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and all members of the armed forces who daily risk their lives for Egypt,” Defence Minister Sedki Sobhi says

Government to bid 40,000 acres in Sinai for agricultural reclamation
UAE will finance the reclamation process, and the armed forces will implement it, executive chairman of GARPAD says

Al-Sisi electoral programme in the works: Moussa
Amr Moussa says a number of public figures and experts are working on developing Al-Sisi’s electoral platform
Two army officers and five militants killed in Qaliubiya
Bomb disabled in Alexandria courts complex

Egypt and UAE continue joint military training
Final stage of the two-week joint exercise is set to commence within the next two days
Police sergeant shot dead in Beni Suef
Attacks on security forces continue leaving one dead and two injured

Egypt and UAE armed forces begin joint training exercises
Air and naval forces two-week joint exercise latest example of Egypt-UAE cooperation

Armed forces buses to stand in for striking public transport
“The state does not have a magic want to solve all the workers problems,” says Kamal Abu Eita, Minister of Manpower of the resigned cabinet
Two dead as security forces targeted in Zagazig
Ministry of Interior was unable to confirm whether the attacks were connected

Army blames lack of notification, weather and geography for hikers’ deaths
Armed forces details the efforts taken to rescue the missing hikers earlier this week
Suspect in attack on helicopter attack arrested: armed forces
The military arrests two, one who allegedly shot down helicopter last month

Al-Sisi discusses security and upcoming elections
Army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi says the people’s free will to decide next leader

Al-Sisi meets Sudanese counterpart
Sudan’s Minister of National Defence voices support for ” the demands of the Egyptian people”
Seven injured and 13 killed following Sinai airstrike on militants
Dar Al-Eftaa warns of the severity of extremist fatwas
Presidency amends military judiciary law
Military judiciary subject to new measures resulting in closer resemblance to civilian judiciary
Army kills seven ‘dangerous Brotherhood loyalists’
Perpetrator of deadly 2012 checkpoint attack killed during military operation

Sedky Sohbi meets US Central Command deputy in Cairo
Meeting aims at strengthening bond between the two nations’ armed forces

SAC holds protest on ‘Friday of Rage’ anniversary
17 protesters arrested and one bomb diffused, interior ministry says

Political players weigh Al-Sisi’s potential candidacy
Reactions to defence minister’s possible presidential bid are mixed along party lines