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Citizen says he was tortured by military police in Qalyubiya
Egypt

Citizen says he was tortured by military police in Qalyubiya

An Egyptian citizen has claimed he was tortured by military police in Qalyubiya Governorate three days ago. The citizen, Mohamed…
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Egypt

Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum

Dr. Rashwan Shaaban remembers bitterly the two or three days that Banha University Hospital kept its doors closed. On one…
2000 attack police station after death of alleged arms smuggler
Egypt

2000 attack police station after death of alleged arms smuggler

Approximately 2000 residents in Salloum on Saturday attacked a police station and clashed with police and army forces after an…
Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban
Egypt

Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban

Amnesty International (AI), the London-based human rights watchdog, renewed its call for the abolition of the law banning protests, military…
Army disperses Suez Canal Authority protest
Egypt

Army disperses Suez Canal Authority protest

The army fired shots into the air on Saturday to prevent hundreds of employees of the Suez Canal Authority from…
Prominent journalist investigated over charges of insulting military
Egypt

Prominent journalist investigated over charges of insulting military

Egyptian authorities on Monday began investigating renowned journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, who is accused of insulting the military.
No Mr. General
Opinion

No Mr. General

Last Friday, General Mamdouh Shahin, the assistant defense minister for legal affairs and member of the Supreme Council of the…
Yemen Republican Guard unit defects to opposition
World

Yemen Republican Guard unit defects to opposition

Sanaa, Yemen - A Yemeni rights activist says a brigade of the powerful Republican Guard run by the son of…
Witness: Syrian troops encircle Rastan town, kill 2
World

Witness: Syrian troops encircle Rastan town, kill 2

Amman - Syrian forces killed two people and injured scores on Sunday in the town of Rastan in central Syria,…
Military legal advisor demands special status for the army in the new constitution
Egypt

Military legal advisor demands special status for the army in the new constitution

Major-General Mamdouh Shain, legal advisor to the Egyptian defense minister, called on Thursday for a special status for the armed…
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