Egypt ranks 12th in the world in terms of military strength in 2019, according to Global Firepower (GFP). The ranks for naval, aircraft, and tank strengths are sixth, ninth, and 14th, respectively.

When the missile struck the corner of his house at about 2:45 pm last Monday, causing it to collapse in on itself, Sheikh Khalaf was performing ablutions inside before going to the mosque for Asr prayer.

Egypt’s armed forces spokesperson, Tamer Al-Refaei, denied the outcomes of a recent report issued by an international non-governmental human rights organisation, on violations during the Egyptian army’s operations in Sinai against terrorist groups.  

A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has for the first time detailed the extent of the crimes committed by the Sisi regime in the Sinai Peninsula.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) today called on Israel to explain the nature of its forces’ involvement in Egypt’s crackdown in North Sinai, accusing Cairo of “committing violations” against civilians.

The armed forces have been a central political player and the real locus of power in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, and Sudan for the past 60 years.

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused both Egyptian security forces and jihadists of committing “war crimes” in their confrontation in the restive North Sinai region.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday thanked Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after his country sent two helicopters to help tackle raging wildfires.

Egyptian and French naval forces started on Tuesday a maritime training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a statement by Egypt’s armed forces. 

The United States has openly warned that it will place sanctions on both Turkey and Egypt, two major Middle East allies and arms clients, if these two countries push ahead with their purchases of sophisticated Russian-made military equipment.