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Amnesty International calls for release of 10 arrested Egyptians in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
November 10, 2021
Amnesty International calls for release of 10 arrested Egyptians in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International has called on the Saudi authorities to immediately release the 10 Egyptian Nubians who have been detained for…
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi passes away – survived 4 wars, and once ruled Egypt
Egypt
September 21, 2021
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi passes away – survived 4 wars, and once ruled Egypt
Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and former Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi passed away on Tuesday morning at the…
Photo of Sisi on a bike goes viral
Egypt
March 31, 2014
Photo of Sisi on a bike goes viral
A photo of Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, former defense minister, in a blue training suit riding a bike has gone…
Sisi promoted to field marshal: President
Egypt
January 27, 2014
Sisi promoted to field marshal: President
Interim President Adly Mansour promoted Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi from lieutenant general to field marshal, a presidential statement said…
Military responds to Carter with new promise to hand over power
Egypt
January 12, 2012
Military responds to Carter with new promise to hand over power
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), in a statement on Thursday, renewed its pledge to hand over…
SCAF issues decree to form advisory council
Egypt
December 7, 2011
SCAF issues decree to form advisory council
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), on Wednesday issued a decree…
Is Tantawi reading the public’s pulse correctly?
Opinion
December 6, 2011
Is Tantawi reading the public’s pulse correctly?
This is the revised version of an article that was scheduled to appear in the second print edition of Egypt…
Most Egyptians want Tantawi as president, says campaign head
Egypt
November 11, 2011
Most Egyptians want Tantawi as president, says campaign head
Mahmoud Atteya, the coordinator of the Egypt Above All Coalition, said he has launched the Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi for…
The military and the state-owned media: One hand?
Egypt
November 1, 2011
The military and the state-owned media: One hand?
Despite the promise that it would not involve itself in politics beyond the transition of power to a civilian government,…
Coalition launches campaign supporting Tantawi for president
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Coalition launches campaign supporting Tantawi for president
The newly-formed political coalition "Egypt Above All" has launched a campaign proposing Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the Supreme…