Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States plans to resume major combat exercises with Egypt. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama was discussing the resumption of combat exercises with Egypt. The officials said the administration planned to renew the Bright Star multinational exercise, canceled in September 2013. “The United States has been […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the continuation of U.S. military aid to Egypt. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved legislation that would resume some $1.6 billion in annual U.S. aid to Egypt. The bill, which overwhelmingly passed the committee, linked U.S. aid to Egyptian cooperation with Washington. “This legislation reaffirms the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has outlined its new aid policy toward Egypt. Officials said the administration would continue to withhold major combat platforms while releasing equipment for Egyptian border security and counter-insurgency operations. The officials said fighter-jets, main battle tanks and missiles would be stored until Egypt ends […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States has been supplying major combat platforms to Egypt in wake of the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported that Egypt received scores of armored platforms from the United States in 2011. In a report, the institute cited the delivery of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Morocco, in a drive toward diversification, has sought U.S. military equipment, a report said. The Congressional Research Service asserted that Morocco was moving from a French-origin military to that which would include U.S. fighter-jets. “The sale of F-16s has drawn particular attention in the region, where Algeria — reportedly the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq is still seeking to retain a U.S. military presence in 2012. President Jalal Talabani said that the Iraqi military wanted U.S. aid after the American troop withdrawal at the end of 2011. Talabani, in a statement believed to have been cleared by the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military plans to retain a presence in 10 bases in Iraq in 2012. The Defense Department and Joint Chiefs of Staff have approved a plan in which U.S. military trainers would operate out of 10 bases in Iraq after the American troop pullout at the end of 2011. […]