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Traffic flows normally in Abbasseya following clashes
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Traffic flows normally in Abbasseya following clashes
Egyptian state television reports that the Abbasseya area of Cairo was calm Saturday morning following violent clashes on Friday as…
Activists call for sit-in at Alexandria military command
Egypt
May 2, 2012
Activists call for sit-in at Alexandria military command
Activists and representatives of several coalitions and movements in Alexandria are calling for a sit-in outside the military command post…
Protesters burn Salloum military intelligence headquarters
Egypt
April 11, 2012
Protesters burn Salloum military intelligence headquarters
Protesters burned down a military intelligence headquarters Tuesday in Salloum city near Egypt's border with Libya, after two protesters were…
In Egypt’s military, a march for change
Egypt
April 10, 2012
In Egypt’s military, a march for change
On a warm Wednesday morning last October, around 500 Egyptian army officers based at the Air Defence Institute on the…
Despite prison time, revolutionaries in uniform continue struggle
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Despite prison time, revolutionaries in uniform continue struggle
Just one year ago, Egypt's ruling generals were faced with the first public collective act of defiance from within the…
Officer accused of protesting against military council jailed
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Officer accused of protesting against military council jailed
A military court sentenced an officer who joined demonstrations against Egypt's military rulers to six years in prison with hard…
Time for a civilian handover
Opinion
April 1, 2012
Time for a civilian handover
Last week, the managing editor of Al-Masry Al-Youm's internet portal and I received an unexpected invitation from the director of…
US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
Egypt
March 29, 2012
US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
The US government announced last Friday that it would give the Egyptian military US$1.3 billion in aid for the 2012…
This is not 1954
Opinion
March 28, 2012
This is not 1954
Over the past few days, the demons of history have weighed down on public discussions about the country’s state of…
Turkey’s ex-army chief refuses defense in “terrorism” trial
World
March 27, 2012
Turkey’s ex-army chief refuses defense in “terrorism” trial
SILIVRI, Turkey — Turkey's former armed forces chief General Ilker Basbug said on Tuesday he would not defend himself against…