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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

Egypt, Russia to Boost Military Ties
2013-11-18 Read More...
Russia and Egypt agreed last week to start drafting documents to lay the foundation for close cooperation in the defense sector, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

Russian Foreign & Defense Ministers Visit Egypt
2013-11-15 Read More...
Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers travelled to Cairo on Wednesday in a landmark two-day visit expected to revive ties between the two countries amid tension between Egypt and the United

Varyag, 1st Russian Warship to Visit Egypt Since 1992
2013-11-13 Read More...
The flagship of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, the Varyag missile cruiser, docked on Monday at the Mediterranean port of Alexandria, making it the first Russian warship to visit Egypt since

Media: “Egypt Eyeing $4Bn Arms Deal with Russia”
2013-11-13 Read More...
Egypt is considering spending up to $4 billion on advanced weaponry from Russia following the partial suspension of military aid and equipment deliveries from the United States, a Palestinian online newspaper

Mursi to Go on Trial Today for Inciting Violence
2013-11-04 Read More...
Egypt's ousted President, Mohamed Mursi, goes on trial on Monday under a security crackdown that has devastated his Muslim Brotherhood movement and raised concerns that the army-backed government is re-imposing a police

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