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Tantawi praises military, calls for unity
Egypt
June 26, 2012
Tantawi praises military, calls for unity
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, said Tuesday that Egypt is in a critical phase during…
Update: Constituent Assembly deal reached as SCAF tries to protect its interests
Egypt
June 7, 2012
Update: Constituent Assembly deal reached as SCAF tries to protect its interests
Under pressure from the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, political forces announced Thursday that they had come to an…
SCAF member: Plan in place to deal with potential election violence
Egypt
May 21, 2012
SCAF member: Plan in place to deal with potential election violence
The armed forces have been trained to deal with violence that might erupt during the presidential election scheduled to start…
Armed forces prepare presidential election security
Egypt
May 18, 2012
Armed forces prepare presidential election security
The ruling military council approved a plan to secure the upcoming presidential elections, a military source said. The source said…
Ceramica Cleopatra workers clash with military in Suez
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Ceramica Cleopatra workers clash with military in Suez
Four armed forces personnel and several workers of the Ceramica Cleopatra company were injured during clashes between around 3,000 workers…
Egypt’s generals will still have influence after returning to the barracks
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Egypt’s generals will still have influence after returning to the barracks
Near the rock-strewn scene of a bloody anti-army protest, Islamist, liberal and other politicians sat with ruling generals this month…
Group calls for staging pro-military protest
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Group calls for staging pro-military protest
The Voice of Silent Majority Movement called for a million-member protest entitled “We’re all the Egyptian army” on Friday at…
Military prosecutors order detention of 300 protesters over Abbasseya violence
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Military prosecutors order detention of 300 protesters over Abbasseya violence
The East Cairo Military Prosecution office on Saturday has ordered the detention of 300 people over deadly clashes between troops…
Tantawi attends funeral for soldier shot dead in Abbasseya clashes
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Tantawi attends funeral for soldier shot dead in Abbasseya clashes
Head of the ruling military council Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi attended on Saturday the military funeral of Samir Anwar Ismail,…
Tantawi: Armed forces do not back any presidential candidate
Egypt
April 12, 2012
Tantawi: Armed forces do not back any presidential candidate
Egypt’s military ruler stressed Thursday that the armed forces “are not trying to achieve personal interests, are not biased toward…