{"id":638375,"date":"2017-10-03T03:30:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T03:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/"},"modified":"2017-10-03T03:30:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T03:30:08","slug":"egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <strong>Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea: <\/strong>Egypt\u2019s Foreign Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MFAEgypt\/posts\/1702661753139097\">issued a statement yesterday<\/a> denying claims made in a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/10\/02\/does-the-un-have-proof-egypt-was-buying-arms-from-pyongyang\/\">Washington Post report<\/a> that a shipment of North Korean arms seized in Egyptian waters last year was bound for the country. The statement claims that the results of the UN Security Council\u2019s investigation into the incident did not draw a connection to Egypt, especially since authorities here helped confiscate and destroy the cargo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea: Egypt\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a statement yesterday denying claims made in a Washington Post report that a shipment of North Korean arms seized in Egyptian waters last year was bound for the country. The statement claims that the results of the UN Security Council\u2019s investigation into the incident [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8572],"tags":[72,2380],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-638375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speed-round","tag-enterpriseam","tag-speed-round","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"411d38a0-5e8a-4af3-9d99-48bd2f20d396","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"section_story_id":"d3e1708e-5d8d-4ec0-a021-6c8f15b7654f","story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[638363],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea: Egypt\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a statement yesterday denying claims made in a Washington Post report that a shipment of North Korean arms seized in Egyptian waters last year was bound for the country. The statement claims that the results of the UN Security Council\u2019s investigation into the incident [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-10-03T03:30:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-10-03T03:30:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/\"},\"wordCount\":81,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"EnterpriseAM\",\"SPEED ROUND\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Speed Round\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/\",\"name\":\"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-10-03T03:30:08+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea","og_description":"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea: Egypt\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a statement yesterday denying claims made in a Washington Post report that a shipment of North Korean arms seized in Egyptian waters last year was bound for the country. The statement claims that the results of the UN Security Council\u2019s investigation into the incident [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2017-10-03T03:30:08+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea","datePublished":"2017-10-03T03:30:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/"},"wordCount":81,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["EnterpriseAM","SPEED ROUND"],"articleSection":["Speed Round"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/","name":"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-10-03T03:30:08+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/egypt-denies-buying-arms-from-north-korea\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Egypt denies buying arms from North Korea"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":636133,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/12\/21\/otmt-official-denies-reports-it-is-divesting-from-north-korea\/","url_meta":{"origin":638375,"position":0},"title":"OTMT official denies reports it is divesting from North Korea","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"21 December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"What exactly is happening with Sawiris and North Korea? An official from Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) denied that the company is withdrawing from North Korea. Statements from the official, who spoke to Youm7 on condition of anonymity, follows a report from the Korea Times suggesting that Sawiris\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Speed Round&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":654448,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/11\/03\/govt-denies-claims-it-received-an-israel-bound-arms-shipment\/","url_meta":{"origin":638375,"position":1},"title":"Gov\u2019t denies claims it received an Israel-bound arms shipment","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"3 November 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s a busy morning for Egypt in the foreign press, with Reuters covering allegations that Egypt received an Israel-bound arms shipment, which the Transport Ministry was quick to deny, explaining that the shipment had been intended for and received by the Military Production Ministry. The Egyptian military in a separate\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EGYPT IN THE NEWS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EGYPT IN THE NEWS","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/egypt-in-the-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/9\/2222.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":638382,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/03\/report-on-egypts-alleged-arms-trading-with-north-korea-tops-international-coverage\/","url_meta":{"origin":638375,"position":2},"title":"Report on Egypt\u2019s alleged arms trading with North Korea tops international coverage","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"3 October 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Topping coverage of Egypt in the international press this morning is the Foreign Ministry statement denying the Washington Post expos\u00e9 that claims the country had been buying mns of USD-worth of arms from North Korea.While we\u2019re on North Korea, Russia appears to be getting into the TMT game over there,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EGYPT IN THE NEWS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EGYPT IN THE NEWS","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/egypt-in-the-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":638312,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/02\/does-the-un-have-proof-egypt-was-buying-arms-from-pyongyang\/","url_meta":{"origin":638375,"position":3},"title":"Does the UN have proof Egypt was buying arms from Pyongyang?","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"2 October 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Does the UN have proof Egypt was buying arms from Pyongyang? A UN investigation into a shipment of North Korean weapons seized while trying to sail through Egyptian waters in August revealed that Egypt was the illegal shipment\u2019s final destination. The investigation \u201cuncovered a complex arrangement in which Egyptian business\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Speed Round&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":630857,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/03\/04\/un-report-to-prove-egypt-bought-north-korean-arms\/","url_meta":{"origin":638375,"position":4},"title":"UN report to prove Egypt bought North Korean arms?","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"4 March 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"UN report to prove Egypt bought North Korean arms? The UN will release a report this month that identifies a subsidiary of the Arab Organization for Industrialization as the customer for a shipment of North Korean weapons that was intercepted off the coast of Egypt in 2016, Declan Walsh writes\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EGYPT IN THE NEWS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EGYPT IN THE NEWS","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/egypt-in-the-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":641077,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/09\/12\/egypt-to-cooperate-with-south-korea-on-dprk-to-open-defense-attache-office-in-seoul\/","url_meta":{"origin":638375,"position":5},"title":"Egypt to cooperate with South Korea on DPRK, to open defense attach\u00e9 office in Seoul","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"12 September 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Are you keeping an eye on this, Mr. Tillerson? Egypt took a major step yesterday toward breaking ties with North Korea when the Egyptian and South Korean defense ministers signed an agreement yesterday to \u201cdeepen the partnership between their countries on North Korea and arms development,\u201d according to Yonhap News\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Speed Round&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638375\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/638363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638375"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=638375"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=638375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}