Egypt military

'Eagles of Civilization 2025' the joint Egypt-China air force drill and its significance - analysis

This is important, firstly, because it is a statement that China is making more military inroads in the region. Second, Egypt is a neighbor of Israel and also a US ally.

 Military aircraft fly in formation, as tourists look on, at the Giza pyramid complex, as China and Egypt conduct their first joint air force exercise, in Giza, Egypt May 1, 2025.
Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jets of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform with open weapon bays during the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Zhuhai Airshow, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 11, 2018.

Expanding influences: Egypt's ties with China go beyond security, expert says

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during their meeting in Moscow, August 26, 2015

Egypt planned to covertly send Russia 40,000 rockets - leaked Pentagon papers

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken listens as Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks during a US-Egypt strategic dialogue at the State Department earlier this month.

State Dept. announce new Egypt arms sale, House Dems protest human rights violations


Two smugglers believed killed by Egyptian security forces at Israel-Egypt border

Egyptian security forces shot and reportedly killed the smugglers on the Israeli side.

An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel

Islamic State's Egypt wing claims credit for terror attacks that killed 27

Egypt's government faces an Islamist insurgency based in Sinai and growing discontent with what critics perceive as heavy handed security tactics.

Flag of Egypt

Under siege, Egypt looks for allies

Sisi was confident he could depend on America’s assistance to fight the threat of terror.

Egyptian troops take up positions in front of protesters

The border with Egypt

The undeniable reality of anarchy in Sinai is that the boundary between crime and terrorism is so blurry that the distinction effectively disappears.

IDF troops at Sinai border

Egypt's Mubarak denies ordering killing of protesters

Mubarak was sentenced to life for complicity in the deaths of demonstrators, but an appeals court subsequently ordered a retrial.

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in his jail cell.