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Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban
Egypt
June 25, 2011
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
June 18, 2011
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
June 13, 2011
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
May 30, 2011
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
May 29, 2011
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
May 29, 2011
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
May 26, 2011
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
May 26, 2011
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
May 26, 2011
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
May 23, 2011
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…