Let's talk first about the history. During WW2, Egypt completely was a British military base. The result was very painful, because German troops attaked Egypt and destroyed everything and planted landmines. Egyptians still suffering from these mines until today. Egypt refused USA request 5 times. We must be far from wars. read more
Let's talk first about the history. During WW2, Egypt completely was a British military base. The result was very painful, because German troops attaked Egypt and destroyed everything and planted landmines. read more
Citing Defense and Foreign Ministry officials, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported Monday that Cairo and Moscow are negotiating a deal that would grant Russia access to military facilities in Egypt and refurbish a former Soviet air base in the Mediterranean town of Sidi Barrani. read more
Whilst the overall number of overseas military bases has fallen since 1945, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States still possess or utilize a substantial number. Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Pakistan and Turkey. read more