Is Egypt considered one of the Middle Eastern regional powers?

Egypt with a population of over 90 million and military strength of nearly half of that, should be considered an influential power, if not a superpower…. So why isn't it? Thousands of years of history would lead us to believe that Egypts presence ... read more

Going with figures Egypt has the largest army in Africa and the Middle East (not including turkey and Iran) and is considered second only to Israel due to Israel's strength in technology and the superiority of its air force compared to Egypt's. read more

The Egyptian Armed Forces is one of the oldest and largest militaries in the Middle East. The Egyptian military has existed in its current iteration since 1952, and the military has played a direct role in Egyptian politics since the country's founding — current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is the military's former commander in chief. read more