The old federal government under Chancellor Angela Merkel approved two sensitive arms exports to Egypt shortly before the change of government. This emerges from a letter from the then Minister of Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier (CDU) to Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD), which is available...
Erdogan transforms neighborhood watchmen into loyalist force
Turkish lawmakers are considering a bill to empower the country's controversial neighborhood watch in what critics say is a ploy to give the president a vigilante force under his direct control.
A member of Turkish police special...
South Sudan agrees to Egyptian request for military base near Pagak
June 2, 2020 News, Newsbeat, South Sudan One comment
South Sudan border’s border county of Maiwut (Photo credit: CGTN)
June 2, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government has agreed to Egyptian request to build a military base in...
Russia deploys military fighter aircraft to Libya
U.S. Africa Command
Russian fighter jets were recently deployed to Libya in order to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors (PMCs) operating on the ground there. The Russian fighter aircraft arrived in Libya, from an...
05/24/2020
Turkey-Egypt relations must be normalized
Onur Sinan Güzaltan
Turkey and Egypt have significant importance not only in the region, but also in the world, with state traditions going back thousands of years.
Relations between these two countries have been tense after the overthrow...
The Italian government has revealed a hitherto-unconfirmed Leonardo military helicopter sale to Egypt, according to documents disclosed in late May.
Seen in Italian military markings, the Italian government has confirmed that the AW149 has now been sold to Egypt.
According to the Italian...
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2020 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt to refurbish forty-three (43) AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for an estimated cost of $2.3 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered...
The supplies will take place from 2021 to 2030.
The Ukrainian Ivchenko Progress state design bureau will supply the Turkish armed forces with over 500 cruise missile engines worth $600 million.
According to the company, the supply of AI-450 turboprop engines to the Akıncı operational-strategic...
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will embark on a five-day bilateral goodwill visit to Egypt from December 24 seeking to boost defence ties between the two countries, officials said on Monday.
"The Chief of Air Staff is scheduled to visit various operational and training establishments of the...
القوات البحرية تنفذ عدد من الأنشطة التدريبية بمسرح عمليات البحر المتوسط ...
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فى إطار تنفيذ الخطة السنوية للتدريب القتالى للقوات المسلحة ، نفذت القوات البحرية المصرية عدد من الأنشطة...
In his remarks at the British Royal Institute for International Studies (Chatham House) in 2014, former Turkish President Abdullah Gul did not hesitate to express his reassurance from his ISIS neighbor, describing it as "a political movement, not a religious one, and not an ideological threat to...
Exclusive: How Egypt Waged an EW Campaign against Israel
In early 2018, Egypt employed electronic countermeasures that jammed Israeli cellular communication networks in the Gaza Envelope area and the settlements close to the border. IsraelDefense sources reveal details of the operation as well...
U.S. Threatens Egypt With Sanctions Over Russian Arms Deal
Administration warns Cairo to cancel planned purchase of Russian warplanes
WASHINGTON—The U.S. has warned Egypt of possible sanctions over Cairo’s decision to proceed with a purchase of Russian warplanes, a new source of friction...
Jordanian, Pakistani special forces start joint drills in Pakistan
Ahmed Eleiba , Friday 1 Nov 2019
Egyptian , Pakistani, and Jordanian armed forces participating in the " dawn of the east 1 " joint military exercise (Photo: Egypt's Army Spokesperson Facebook page)
Special forces form the...
CAIRO - Egypt is close to securing the first deal for the export of its locally made ST-100 MRAP armoured vehicles, which offer protection against ballistic missiles and bomb threats.
Egypt has sent models of the vehicle for experimentation in the desert of Abu Dhabi, said Youssri al-Nemr...
Make Egypt Great Again’: Israeli experts question neighbor’s military buildup
By: Noa Amouyal 1 day ago
762 mine-resistant, ambush-protected, armored trucks; a $1 billion deal for an S-300VM anti-aircraft system; and 50 Mikoyan MiG-29 twin-engine fighter jets in a $2 billion deal expected to...
When Vice President Mike Pence visits Egypt on Wednesday, he will follow in the footsteps of countless American officials who have stopped in Cairo to laud the “strategic partnership” between the United States and Egypt.
This has become a vacuous and badly outdated talking point — the kind we...