Egypt is hosting a joint military exercise dubbed ‘Sword of Arabs', from 17-26 November, with the participation of five Arab countries, a statement by the Egyptian Armed Forces said. According to a video statement, the participating countries in the exercise are Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain and Sudan. The joint drill is being executed at the Muhammad Naguib Military Base, located in Marsa Matrouh governorate, in the northwest of Egypt. The official spokesman of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Tamer El-Refaie, posted a short video clip featuring a part of the 'Sword of Arabs' exercise on the Armed Forces' official Facebook page. The training includes theoretical and practical lectures that target unifying operational concepts and raising the level of military competence and joint work.