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.

Egypt is seeking to delay the completion of investigations into the killing of the Italian PhD researcher, Giulio Regeni, who was murdered in Cairo in early 2016, Egyptian diplomatic sources reported yesterday.

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.  

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.

Egypt has unfrozen the assets of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, who was acquitted on all corruption-related charges earlier this month, a judicial source confirmed Sunday.

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.

Egyptian secondary school students have staged nationwide protests over technical issues during end-of-year exams that started on Sunday – only to be met with violence by security forces.

The Interior Ministry announced the killing of two criminals in an exchange of fire with security forces in Daqahlia on Wednesday.