armed forces
Legislative Committee delays officers’ voting rights until 2020
Egypt
June 9, 2013
Legislative Committee delays officers’ voting rights until 2020
The Shura Council’s Legislative Committee on Sunday approved in principle a proposal by Assistant Defense Minister for Constitutional and Legal…
Border troops thwarts attempt by 196 persons to enter country
Egypt
April 23, 2013
Border troops thwarts attempt by 196 persons to enter country
Military Spokesperson Ahmed said border troops foiled attempts at "infiltration" at the western military command.
Update: Army denies reports that govt will oversee its commercial activities
Egypt
April 22, 2013
Update: Army denies reports that govt will oversee its commercial activities
The spokesperson for the Armed Forces denied reports that the army had agreed to allow the Central Auditing Organization (CAO)…
Military finds car smuggling tunnel in Rafah
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Military finds car smuggling tunnel in Rafah
An unnamed source from the military reported Tuesday that border guards and an Armed Forces engineering division had found a…
No real evidence army committed abuses, claims prosecutor
Egypt
April 15, 2013
No real evidence army committed abuses, claims prosecutor
A report by a fact-finding committee appointed by President Mohamed Morsy that had implicated the Armed Forces in torture and…
Morsy meets with SCAF after report accuses army of abuses
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Morsy meets with SCAF after report accuses army of abuses
President Mohamed Morsy met with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for an hour and a half on Thursday…
Youth arrested for trying to win girl’s heart with army uniform
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Youth arrested for trying to win girl’s heart with army uniform
Military police arrested a 22-year-old man in Mansoura on Thursday on charges of impersonating an officer of the Armed Forces.…
State backs down on forcing striking train drivers into army
Egypt
April 11, 2013
State backs down on forcing striking train drivers into army
State authorities halted attempts at conscripting striking train drivers into the service of the Armed Forces on Wednesday, a campaign…