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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…
Army thwarts prisoner escape attempt in Alexandria
Egypt

Army thwarts prisoner escape attempt in Alexandria

Relatives of five men detained by police in Alexandria failed in an attempt to free them from a police van…
Syrian opposition calls on army to join revolt
World

Syrian opposition calls on army to join revolt

Beirut--The Syrian opposition called on the nation's army Thursday to join the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime, saying regime…
Egypt military accuses foreign elements of instigations
Egypt

Egypt military accuses foreign elements of instigations

Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Sunday accused "foreign elements" of attempting to sow sedition toward…
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