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Egyptian, Russian Presidents to Meet in Moscow
2014-08-12 Read More...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to Russia early Tuesday to meet with his counterpart Vladimir

DCNS to Supply 4 Corvette Frigates to Egypt
2014-07-21 Read More...
France has secured its first major military contract in Egypt in about 20 years with a 1 billion euros ($1.35 billion) deal to sell four naval frigates, a French diplomatic source said on

Egypt Orders 8 New Airbus C295 Tactical Transports
2014-07-18 Read More...
Egypt has ordered eight more Airbus C295 transports in a deal which will take its fleet to 20 and makes it the biggest customer for the market-leading tactical airlifter.

Egypt Requests US Personnel Support Services
2014-07-07 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for personnel support services and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $69

Egypt Transfers Al-Arish Port in Sinai to Armed Forces
2014-06-11 Read More...
Egypt has transferred the assets of the Al-Arish port in the Sinai Peninsula from a civilian-run agency to the Armed Forces, citing national security reasons in an area where militant attacks have increased in the past

Former Egyptian Army Chief Officially Declared President
2014-06-04 Read More...
Egypt’s former Army Chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won 96.9% of the votes in the recent presidential election, the Presidential Election Commission said on Tuesday, almost a year after he overthrew former Islamist President Mohammad

Former Egyptian Army Chief Wins Presidential Election
2014-05-30 Read More...
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, the Field Marshal who toppled Egypt's first freely elected leader, swept to victory in a presidential election, provisional results showed on Thursday, joining a long line of leaders drawn from the

Egypt Eyes 24 MiG-35 Fighter Jets
2014-04-25 Read More...
Russia has acknowledged an Egyptian request to procure a squadron of MiG-35 advanced fighter aircraft, to include up to 24 fighter jets at a cost of US$3

US to Deliver 10 Apache Attack Helicopters to Egypt
2014-04-24 Read More...
The US said on Tuesday it will deliver 10 Apache attack helicopters to Egypt, relaxing a partial suspension of aid imposed after Egypt's military ousted President Mohamed Mursi last year and cracked down violently on

Egypt Appoints New Defense Minister and Chief-of-Staff
2014-03-31 Read More...
Egypt's new Armed Forces Chief and Defense Minister has been sworn in, a day after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the

Egypt’s Defense Minister Announces Presidential Bid
2014-03-28 Read More...
Egyptian Army Chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi resigned on Wednesday as Defense Minister and announced his plan to run for President, following a high-level meeting with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Egypt’s Army Chief Reshuffles Military Commanders
2014-03-19 Read More...
Egyptian Army Chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered the reshuffle of military officers in volatile areas of the country, including the Commander in charge of the volatile northern Sinai region and parts of the Nile

Sisi Appointed as Egypt’s Top Military Leader
2014-03-03 Read More...
Egyptian interim President Adly Mansour on Thursday issued a decree reshuffling the country's top military council and installing for the first time the Military Chief as its

Report: Russia, Egypt Reach Initial $3 Billion Arms Deal
2014-02-14 Read More...
Egypt has reached an initial agreement on how to implement a new Russian arms delivery deal worth over $3 billion, Russian Vedomosti newspaper reported

Egypt’s Defense Minister Promoted to Field Marshal
2014-01-29 Read More...
Egypt’s interim President Adely Mansour promoted Commander Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (photo) to Field Marshal, the military’s highest rank, apparently as an honor before he steps down from the military as required for him to run for

Egypt’s Defense Minister Vows to Fight Terrorism
2013-12-30 Read More...
Egypt’s Defense Minister General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed to fight terrorism and stabilize the deeply divided country hours after an explosion hit a public bus in Cairo, wounding at least five people, security officials

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