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Egypt’s military deployed to Sinai to defend from potential terror attacks
Egypt
August 12, 2011
Egypt’s military deployed to Sinai to defend from potential terror attacks
Egyptian authorities on Friday deployed over 2000 soldiers to the Sinai Peninsula to thwart possible attacks by Islamist militants, security…
Stillness pervades Tahrir Square on Friday morning
Egypt
August 12, 2011
Stillness pervades Tahrir Square on Friday morning
A state of stillness prevailed in Tahrir Square before prayers on Friday morning, with the presence of Central Security Forces…
Islamist presidential hopeful rejects role for military in protecting civil state
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Islamist presidential hopeful rejects role for military in protecting civil state
Presidential candidate Mohamed Selim al-Awa has rejected calls for the Egyptian military to be given a role in protecting the…
Poll finds support for Mubarak execution, military role in politics
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Poll finds support for Mubarak execution, military role in politics
More than 60 percent of Egyptians who took part in a voluntary online poll earlier this month support the death…
Mixed responses to nationwide reshuffle of governors
Egypt
August 6, 2011
Mixed responses to nationwide reshuffle of governors
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced a reshuffle of governors that included appointing 11 new governors and transferring another four to…
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls for halt to ‘agitation’ against military
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls for halt to ‘agitation’ against military
The ultraconservative Islamist group Jama'a al-Islamiya said on Tuesday that those who “agitate” against the military should stop and instead…
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…
Military official: 111 ‘thugs’ arrested during Tahrir clearing
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Military official: 111 ‘thugs’ arrested during Tahrir clearing
Security and military forces arrested 111 people during the dispersal of the Tahrir Square sit-in on Monday, an Egyptian military…
Military offers compensation for ‘martyrs’ but not ‘thugs’
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Military offers compensation for ‘martyrs’ but not ‘thugs’
The financial compensation awarded to the families of those killed during the revolution will differ depending on whether those killed…
Military experts: Egyptians will not accept Islamist theocracy
Egypt
July 29, 2011
Military experts: Egyptians will not accept Islamist theocracy
The Egyptian people will not accept a state governed by religion, military officers claimed on Friday. The officers attributed the…