armed forces
What is looming in the air?
Egypt
October 6, 2011
What is looming in the air?
Cairenes have been rattled out of their seats for two consecutive days by an armed forces air show to commemorate…
Will Egypt’s de facto leader put the noose around Mubarak’s neck?
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Will Egypt’s de facto leader put the noose around Mubarak’s neck?
Millions of Egyptians will be impatiently awaiting a glimpse of their de facto leader when he appears on Sunday to…
Wafd Party deputy chairman resigns
Egypt
September 9, 2011
Wafd Party deputy chairman resigns
Deputy chairman of the liberal Wafd Party, Alaa Abdel Moneim, announced his resignation in protest against the Wafd's decision not to…
ElBaradei rejects interrogating activists without clear mechanism
Egypt
August 22, 2011
ElBaradei rejects interrogating activists without clear mechanism
Activists should not be questioned by Egyptian authorities without procedures being made clear, presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday. He…
Presidential hopeful urges solidarity with armed forces
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Presidential hopeful urges solidarity with armed forces
Presidential hopeful and Islamic thinker Mohamed Selim al-Awa has urged Egyptians to support the armed forces during the transitional period,…
Security reinforcements dispatched to North and South Sinai
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Security reinforcements dispatched to North and South Sinai
Further security reinforcements were dispatched to North Sinai on Saturday morning, said security sources on Saturday. The sources said that…
Sinai remains tense following border shootings
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Sinai remains tense following border shootings
Seven positions held jointly by the armed forces and police have been attacked by armed men, whom security forces believe…
Army tanks in N. Sinai for first time since Israeli peace treaty
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Army tanks in N. Sinai for first time since Israeli peace treaty
For the first time since the signing of the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1979, the Egyptian armed…
Sawiris: Islamists hijacked Egyptian revolution
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Sawiris: Islamists hijacked Egyptian revolution
The founder of the secular Free Egyptians Party, Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris, accused Islamist movements of hijacking the Egyptian revolution.…
Egypt’s military unearth cartouche of King Apries
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Egypt’s military unearth cartouche of King Apries
The Egyptian Military Operations Authority on Tuesday discovered the nameplate of King Apries in the Tal Defna area in Ismailia,…