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Activists call for new protest at Brotherhood headquarters in Moqattam
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Activists call for new protest at Brotherhood headquarters in Moqattam
Activists called for protest Friday in front of the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Moqattam to demand President Mohamed Morsy step…
Sources say Armed Forces deployed to Port Said schools
Egypt
March 13, 2013
Sources say Armed Forces deployed to Port Said schools
Staff Brigadier General Ahmed Mohamed Wasfy, commander of the Second Field Army, ordered troops to secure Port Said schools, according…
Wednesday’s papers: Urgent loans, looming coups
Egypt
March 13, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: Urgent loans, looming coups
Egypt’s newspapers Wednesday were mostly concerned with different, sometimes conflicting speculations over the fate of the country’s current government, as…
Defense Minister says Armed Forces will preserve the nation
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Defense Minister says Armed Forces will preserve the nation
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the Armed Forces would perform their duties to preserve the nation. In…
Egypt’s army on high alert in Sinai
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Egypt’s army on high alert in Sinai
Military commanders have ordered troops to be on "high alert" after receiving information about plots for terrorist attacks in Sinai,…
Thursday’s papers: No elections until further notice
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Thursday’s papers: No elections until further notice
After Wednesday's administrative court ruling that put the timeline for the parliamentary elections set to begin next month into a…
Eyewitnesses: Police targeted Armed Forces in Port Said
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Eyewitnesses: Police targeted Armed Forces in Port Said
In its most recent wave of violence, the Suez Canal city of Port Said has been gripped by its second…
Armed Forces tiptoe through democracy’s minefield
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Armed Forces tiptoe through democracy’s minefield
As cities along the Suez Canal erupted in violence in late January, the leader of the Armed Forces feared for…