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Egypt Acquires F-16s Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod
2011-10-07 Read More...
Egypt is now the 13th international customer for Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), which provides precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) in a single lightweight

Tantawi: “We Were Not Ordered to Shoot Protestors”
2011-10-04 Read More...
Egypt’s military ruler on Sunday defended his testimony last month in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, denying that the army was ever ordered to shoot protesters during the uprising earlier this

1st C295 Delivered to the Egyptian Air Force
2011-09-27 Read More...
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has taken delivery of its first Airbus Military C295 on

Bombardier’s Q400 NextGen for Egypt’s Smart Aviation
2011-09-16 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace has showcased the first of two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners destined for Smart Aviation Company of Cairo, Egypt.

10 Kuwaiti Lawyers Join Mubarak's Defense Team
2011-09-05 Read More...
Ten Kuwaiti lawyers will join the defense team for Egypt’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak in his trial on charges of corruption and authorizing the killing of protesters, the state news agency MENA

More Egyptian Troops to be Deployed in Sinai
2011-08-29 Read More...
Egypt and Israel agreed to increase the number of Egyptian troops along the border in the Sinai Peninsula, a Senior Security Official said, following a spike in violence that sparked a diplomatic row between the two

GCC Condemns Israeli Aggressions on Egypt & Gaza
2011-08-24 Read More...
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayyani condemned the Israeli violations of the borders with Egypt and recurrent aggressions on Gaza

Historical Trial for Mubarak
2011-08-04 Read More...
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was wheeled into a courtroom cage in a hospital bed on Wednesday to face trial for killing protesters - an image that thrilled those who overthrew

Egypt’s ex-Interior Minister to be Tried Next Week
2011-07-27 Read More...
The trial of Egypt’s former Interior Minister Habib Al Adli, accused of ordering the murder of thousands of protesters, was postponed until next week so that he will be tried alongside ousted President Hosni

Al-Arabi’s New Vision for the Arab League
2011-07-26 Read More...
A preliminary report on a development vision for the Arab League will be presented to Member States in a September meeting, said Nabil al-Arabi, the Secretary General of the

General Shaheen Reveals Egypt Parliamentary Election Rules
2011-07-21 Read More...
Egypt’s Ruling Military Council revealed that preparations for the elections for the lower and upper houses of Parliament will be in September and the vote will begin at least 30 days later to allow monitors to better oversee the

Egypt to Dismiss over 650 Senior Police Officers
2011-07-14 Read More...
Egypt’s Interior Minister said that more than 650 senior officers would end their police service, an unprecedented shake up after protesters demanded reform of a force blamed for killing protesters who ousted Hosni

Khalifa Reiterates UAE Support to Egypt
2011-07-06 Read More...
The UAE is keen to support Egypt at this important cross road in its march to safeguard its gainsand achievements and to protect its aspirations for a better tomorrow, said UAE’s President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a meeting with

Saudi King Grants $4b Aid to Egypt
2011-05-24 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has pledged $4 billion in aid to Egypt, the Chief of Egypt's ruling Military Council said this past week.

AgustaWestland: US Army Contract for Egyptian Air Force
2011-05-18 Read More...
AgustaWestland North America, Inc. was awarded a $37.8 million contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center for Foreign Military Sales to the Egyptian Air

New Arab League Secretary General Elected
2011-05-16 Read More...
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Al-Arabi was unanimously elected Arab League Chief yesterday, embarking on a challenging task as political upheaval sweeps the

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