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أمن الرئاسة الـ 17

English translation: presidential security Force 17

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Arabic term or phrase:أمن الرئاسة الـ 17
English translation:presidential security Force 17
Entered by: Tim Friese

13:17 Aug 20, 2013
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Arabic term or phrase: أمن الرئاسة الـ 17
مدير عام التفويض السياسي
والتفتيش العام
لقوات أمن الرئاسة الـ 17..

From the Palestinian magazine Humat Al-Areen
Tim Friese
United States
Local time: 09:25
presidential guard Force 17
Explanation:
Force 17 is a special force whose job is to guard the Palestinian president.

It can be used alone to refer to the Presidential Guard as a security service.

There are many on-line references on this, e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_17

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6191319.stm

HTH

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Abdallah Ali
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:25
Grading comment
Many thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3presidential guard Force 17
Abdallah Ali
5 +1Presidency/Presidential Security
ayman bakr
3the 17 presidential security / guard
Hopy


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Presidency/Presidential Security


Explanation:
For the 17th, I believe it refers to the director this means "17th director General".

ayman bakr
Local time: 17:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 42

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agree  Heba Abed
6 hrs
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
presidential guard Force 17


Explanation:
Force 17 is a special force whose job is to guard the Palestinian president.

It can be used alone to refer to the Presidential Guard as a security service.

There are many on-line references on this, e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_17

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6191319.stm

HTH



Abdallah Ali
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 54
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lamis Maalouf
4 mins
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agree  Murad AWAD: Yes
15 mins
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agree  Alexander Yeltsov: Presidential Guard (Force 17)
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the 17 presidential security / guard


Explanation:
the 17 presidential security / guard

Hopy
Egypt
Local time: 17:25
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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