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Defense minister: Army will intervene to avoid internal strife
Egypt
June 23, 2013
Defense minister: Army will intervene to avoid internal strife
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Sunday that the moral responsibility of the army towards the people compels it to…
Defense minister praises growing military cooperation with US
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Defense minister praises growing military cooperation with US
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi praised the growing military cooperation between Egypt and the US Sunday after receiving four aircraft…
Update: SCAF issues complementary constitutional declaration
Egypt
June 17, 2012
Update: SCAF issues complementary constitutional declaration
An official told state-run MENA news agency Sunday night that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a complementary…
State of emergency ends, military council says will not renew
Egypt
May 31, 2012
State of emergency ends, military council says will not renew
The state of emergency ended Thursday, and the ruling military council said it would not extend the 31-year-old policy of…
SCAF renews commitment to handing over power, denounces claims of election rigging
Egypt
May 9, 2012
SCAF renews commitment to handing over power, denounces claims of election rigging
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces reiterated its commitment to “hold the presidential election on the date previously…
Tantawi discusses democratization with US Congress delegation
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Tantawi discusses democratization with US Congress delegation
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, on Tuesday met with Congressman David…
Search for patrol missing along Egypt-Sudan border continues
Egypt
March 28, 2012
Search for patrol missing along Egypt-Sudan border continues
Aerial and ground searches for a missing border guard patrol continue near Egypt's southern border with Sudan, in coordination with…
SCAF reiterates commitment to power handover
Egypt
February 6, 2012
SCAF reiterates commitment to power handover
Egypt’s ruling military council has reiterated its commitment to a previously announced timeline regarding the handover of power to a…
Tantawi: Criticizing the armed forces is not treason
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Tantawi: Criticizing the armed forces is not treason
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, has called on all Egyptians to place…
Human rights violations show Mubarak still rules, says EU ambassador in Cairo
Egypt
January 18, 2012
Human rights violations show Mubarak still rules, says EU ambassador in Cairo
Since Hosni Mubarak stepped down, many human rights violations have been committed against Egypt's revolutionaries through excessive use of violence,…