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Army sends reinforcements to secure Sharm el-Sheikh roads
Egypt
August 22, 2011
Army sends reinforcements to secure Sharm el-Sheikh roads
Egypt’s Third Field Army sent additional troops on Monday to security points along the road leading to Sharm el-Sheikh. Authorities…
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq mulls presidential nomination
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq mulls presidential nomination
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq is seriously considering running for president and will make a final decision soon, he said.…
Bedouins killed in South Sinai ambush
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Bedouins killed in South Sinai ambush
Two Bedouin men were killed by security personnel in South Sinai’s Abu Redeis, Egypt's media reported on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses told…
Gunman killed in crossfire with army in Sinai
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Gunman killed in crossfire with army in Sinai
One person was killed on Monday in a gunfight between Egyptian army forces and gunmen in North Sinai, security sources…
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…
Rights organization calls for immediate release of Tahrir detainees
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Rights organization calls for immediate release of Tahrir detainees
A human rights organization on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of protesters detained Monday after military and police dispersed the…
Revolutionary alliance announces march for detained protesters
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Revolutionary alliance announces march for detained protesters
The Alliance of Revolutionary Forces on Tuesday called for daily marches until the middle of Ramadan to demand the release…
Citizen says he was tortured by military police in Qalyubiya
Egypt
July 18, 2011
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
July 11, 2011
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
July 2, 2011
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…