Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with Greek Defense Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, agreeing on strengthening the joint military exercises between the two sides, as well as at the tripartite level with Cyprus, according to a statement from the Egyptian Presidency.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is participating for the first time, along with new arrival France, in the joint Greek-Egyptian-Cypriot Medusa-10 training exercises being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 off the coast of Alexandria.

Egypt Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday began the “Medusa 10” naval and aerial training session featuring the participation of Egyptian, Greek and Cypriot air/naval forces, which will last for several days on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt.

On their way to the homeland from Russia, units of the Egyptian and Greek naval forces carried out joint maritime training with Greek forces in the Mediterranean, said the Egyptian Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday.

The Egyptian naval forces and their French counterpart have carried out a transit naval exercise in the Mediterranean, according to a Tuesday statement from the Egyptian Armed Forces official Facebook page. 

Three Egyptian warships crossed the Bosphorus Strait on their way to take part in drills with Russian Naval Force in the Black Sea, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported on Sunday.

A number of naval vessels of the Egyptian Armed Forces has left the Alexandria Naval Base and headed to the Black Sea where a joint Egyptian-Russian naval training (Friendship Bridge-3) would take place, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday.

The official spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces Tamer al-Refeai announced Saturday that Egyptian military units have arrived in Sudan to participate in joint military exercises.

The Egyptian and Spanish naval forces conducted, on Saturday, joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesperson Tamer Al-Refae.

Russia and Egypt will conduct a joint naval exercise in the Black Sea for the first time, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday.