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Ministry of Defence to regulate possession, use of drones
Violators of law subject to prison sentence ranging from 1-7 years

MNHD ratifies Taj City’s amended master plan with Ministry of Defence
The Taj City project’s master plan is designed on an area of 3.5m sqm, close to the Cairo International Airport.

Egypt-UK military talks focus on fight against IS
Last week, the British parliament voted for military action in Syria

Egypt condemns Tunisian bus blast killing 12
Suspected suicide bomber targeted presidential guards in major street

Egypt reviews military-security situation
Meetings involving Al-Sisi, Military Production and Defence ministers

Interior ministry claims of Brotherhood ‘sewage cell’ come under fire
Activists claim 10 of the 17 Brotherhood members reportedly arrested in Alexandria had already disappeared long before the floods

Rights groups to launch week-long campaign in solidarity with forcibly disappeared individuals
The campaign called for the immediate disclosure of detention locations

2,215 migrants, 1,067 weapons apprehended in September: Army
Rocket-propelled grenades recovered, Ministry of Defence says

Shoukry’s call for solidarity does little to move Mexican commentators
Former ambassador writes scathingly on the dysfunctions within Egypt’s police and army

Military trial of disappeared individuals begins
15 individuals appeared in a Ministry of Defence video confessing to membership of a terrorist cell

New IS in Sinai video documents use of advanced weaponry
Militants are using one of the most advanced anti-tank missiles in the world: analyst

Ship on Suez Canal engulfed by fire, no injuries reported
Navy extinguishes fire, but ship suffers serious damage

Ministry of Defence releases video of disappeared individuals
Relatives of disappeared claim individuals have been tortured during disappearances

Egypt’s purchase of hacking software documented in new leaks
‘Youth activists, political parties, human rights organisations – you and anyone they want’ can be targeted by surveillance software says security researcher

Concern as Defence Ministry sets sights on telecoms controls
Expanded plans for military in new company suggests security and privacy implications

Egyptian, Greek defence ministers discuss military cooperation
Two ministers discussed regional issues and voiced their desire to improve security cooperation
Officials deny reports of army-run institutions for homeless children
Reports in local media suggested Ministry of Defence project tackling problem of street children was underway

Al-Sisi reviews Ethiopia dam agreement with top government officials
A deal between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia is to be sealed on 23 March

Mandate to counter terrorism broadened
Crackdown on wider segment of those affiliated with Islamists witnessed in 2014

Defence ministry to gain ruling share of communications infrastructure
Government and sovereign agencies will obtain the ruling share of the national infrastructure of communications, Gamal El-Sadat, CEO of Etisalat Egypt, said.
6 killed, 1 injured in aircraft crash
Crash was due to technical malfunction

Mali and Egypt aim to strengthen military cooperation
Defence minister Sedki Sobhi met with his counterpart in Mali to discuss the situation in the country

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

Emaar Misr signs protocol with Ministers of Defence, Investment and Local Development
Agreement kicks off work on a 4.5m square metre residential and commercial project in Moqattam

Al-Sisi and Fahmy travel to Russia for high level talks
Russian and Egyptian Defence and Foreign Affairs ministers to conduct follow up to quadrilateral meeting
Board of trustees appointed for Egypt support fund
Naguib Sawiris and Ahmed Fouad Negm part of nine-member board to oversee Egypt Support Fund

Brotherhood holds forces behind 30 June responsible for Saturday clashes
127 dead and 4,500 injured, 700 of which suffered gunshot wounds and 3,500 injured due to tear gas in violence on Saturday

Ministry of Defence sit-in unites opposition groups
Diverse opposition groups organise a protest demanding “an end to Muslim Brotherhood rule”

Government: Locusts pose no harm to crops
Following the news circulating that locusts swarming multiple areas of Egypt threatened crops and farmlands, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture have denied any damage caused to crops

Contradictory reactions to rumours of El-Sisi’s dismissal
Ahram reports military anger over the rumours, military spokesperson denies this