CAIRO – March 8, 2024: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended Friday prayers at the Field Marshal Tantawi Mosque in the Fifth Settlement district of New Cairo, coinciding with the anniversary of "Martyr's Day." Upon his arrival, the president was greeted by Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli, Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki, Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb, and Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa. Each year, Egypt and the Armed Forces observe Veteran Warrior and Martyr's Day on March 9th, commemorating the sacrifice of former army chief of staff, Lieutenant General Abdel-Moneim Riad, who gave his life in defense of the homeland on the same day in 1969, Egypt’s news agency MENA reported.

Source: Egypt Today March 08, 2024 17:13 UTC