Sisi prays al-Gomaa with army chiefs to commemorate 10th Ramadan victory

CAIRO - 25 May 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi headed to Mushir Tantawy Mosque at 5th Settlement in New Cairo to attend Friday prayers, accompanied by major chiefs of the Armed Forces.

Sisi will commemorate the anniversary of 10th Ramadan victory, known in Israel as Yom Kippur War, where Arab coalition forces defeated the Israeli forces occupying Arab territories in Egypt and Syria in 1973.

The prayers are attended by Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohamed Farid and other key commanders of the armed forces.

Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam has greeted President Sisi, minister of defense and armed forces personnel on the 10th of Ramadan war victory anniversary.

In a speech to the Egyptian people on Friday, Allam said the victory will remain a turning point in Egypt's history.