Military in egypt

US approves nearly $1 billion in military sales to Egypt

The deals include a $625 million modernization package for Egypt’s fleet of Fast Missile Craft (FMC) and a $304 million sale of AN/TPS-78 long-range radar systems.

EGYPTIAN MILITARY forces look on in the northern Sinai.
Ex-President Mohammad Morsi seen through prison bars in 2016

The death of Mohamed Morsi

An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, May 25, 2015.

Army spokesperson: Egypt begins security operation against 'terrorists'

A soldier waves an Israeli flag on the Golan front during the Yom Kippur war.

On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?


Analysis: Egyptian diplomacy pushes France aside

“Sisi understands that he is dealing with a statesman who is strong. Forget the [domestic] investigations against him. Sisi sees Netanyahu as someone who can deliver.”

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in a May 17 speech, said new opportunities now exist to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and warmer relations with Arab states

In Egypt, ex-military men fire up Islamist insurgency

Sisi views militants as existential threat, as they kill hundreds of soldiers, police.

Egyptian military helicopters fly over a republican guard around the congress hall during the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 28

Arab states project months-long military campaign in Yemen

Yemen has struggled to regain stability since mass protests in 2011.

Shi'ite Muslim rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2013

Two constitutions, two directions

While Tunisia is taking steps toward the vision of a democratic system, Egypt’s Sisi is reasserting the primacy of the military.

Supporters of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in Tahrir square in Cairo, on the third anniversary of Egypt’s uprising, January 25