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Sinai gunfire kills one soldier and leaves 4 injured
Egypt
June 30, 2012
Sinai gunfire kills one soldier and leaves 4 injured
A soldier was killed and four injured after unidentified gunmen aimed at their vehicle near the village of Hasna, in…
Journalists recount ‘torture’ by army following Abbasseya clashes
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Journalists recount ‘torture’ by army following Abbasseya clashes
El Badil news website has published the accounts of two reporters who it says were abducted and tortured by the…
Officer accused of protesting against military council jailed
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Officer accused of protesting against military council jailed
A military court sentenced an officer who joined demonstrations against Egypt's military rulers to six years in prison with hard…
Egypt searches for lost border patrol
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Egypt searches for lost border patrol
The Egyptian military has lost contact with a border patrol at the country's southern frontier and a search is underway…
Supporters of detained army personnel collect MPs signatures for their release
Egypt
February 20, 2012
Supporters of detained army personnel collect MPs signatures for their release
Supporters of detained army officers arrested for joining anti-military protests have collected signatures of Parliament members calling for their release, the…
Army: Egypt clears 23 million landmines
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Army: Egypt clears 23 million landmines
One million three hundred thousand acres of Egyptian land were cleared of landmines and other unexploded munitions since the return…
Military to form committee to provide ‘true information’ to the media
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Military to form committee to provide ‘true information’ to the media
Egypt’s military leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has ordered the formation of a committee of high-ranking army generals tasked with…
Military police troops to be investigated over cabinet clashes
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Military police troops to be investigated over cabinet clashes
Soldiers from Egypt's military police are to be summoned for investigations into their actions during clashes outside the cabinet building…
Trial of military officers postponed due to change of judge
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Trial of military officers postponed due to change of judge
The trial of military officers who joined Tahrir protesters in November 2011 was adjourned on Wednesday after one of the…
Army dropping military trials for civilians, but not exceptional courts
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Army dropping military trials for civilians, but not exceptional courts
After about a year during which more than 12,000 Egyptians were tried in military courts and activists waged a relentless…