Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Update: Army denies reports that govt will oversee its commercial activities
Egypt
April 22, 2013
Update: Army denies reports that govt will oversee its commercial activities
The spokesperson for the Armed Forces denied reports that the army had agreed to allow the Central Auditing Organization (CAO)…
Military warns media to ‘think carefully’ before ‘offending’ the Armed Forces
Egypt
April 12, 2013
Military warns media to ‘think carefully’ before ‘offending’ the Armed Forces
“I swear the Armed Forces did not kill or order any killing — betray or order any betrayal — since 25 January,”…
Morsy meets with SCAF after report accuses army of abuses
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Morsy meets with SCAF after report accuses army of abuses
President Mohamed Morsy met with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for an hour and a half on Thursday…
Protesters in Nasr City call for military rule
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Protesters in Nasr City call for military rule
Hundreds demonstrated in front of the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Nasr City in support of the Armed Forces on Monday,…
Fact-finding committee calls for amending military code on prosecuting army officers
Egypt
January 3, 2013
Fact-finding committee calls for amending military code on prosecuting army officers
The Shura Council should amend the military code to allow investigations into army officers implicated in the killing of demonstrators…
Mansour Hassan, stalwart of former President Anwar Sadat’s regime, dies
Egypt
December 22, 2012
Mansour Hassan, stalwart of former President Anwar Sadat’s regime, dies
Mansour Hassan, a veteran Egyptian politician who headed an advisory council to the once ruling military generals, passed away…
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Although it wasn’t enforced during the first phase of the constitutional referendum on 15 December, President Mohamed Morsy's recent decree…
Constituent Assembly preserves army’s privileges
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Constituent Assembly preserves army’s privileges
The Constituent Assembly on Wednesday approved the articles in the draft constitution that pertain to the Armed Forces, including articles…
Judicial sources: Prosecutors investigate complaints against Tantawi, Anan
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Judicial sources: Prosecutors investigate complaints against Tantawi, Anan
Civilian prosecutors plan to speak to those who have filed complaints against former military council head Hussein Tantawi and his…