armed forces
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…
Katatny: Military will not have exceptional status in new constitution
Egypt
March 28, 2012
Katatny: Military will not have exceptional status in new constitution
Saad al-Katatny, People’s Assembly speaker and head of the constituent assembly, said on Wednesday that the new constitution will not…
Military factory workers strike for pay increase
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Military factory workers strike for pay increase
Dozens of workers at the military’s Muhemmat Factory in Gharbiya on Wednesday protested for increased pay. The workers demonstrated in…
Soldiers referred to forensics to determine extent of Maspero injuries
Egypt
February 23, 2012
Soldiers referred to forensics to determine extent of Maspero injuries
Tharwat Hamad, who was ordered by the justice minister to investigate the violence that broke out last October in front…
One night and two days in a military hotel
Egypt
February 18, 2012
One night and two days in a military hotel
A harp with no player, a piano and no pianist, opulent seats but no people, a Garden of Eden without…
Military attache: Armed forces’ status will not change in new constitution
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Military attache: Armed forces’ status will not change in new constitution
The armed forces' status will not change in Egypt’s new constitution, Mohamed al-Keshky, Egypt’s military attache in Washington, said Tuesday.…
Tantawi: Criticizing the armed forces is not treason
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Tantawi: Criticizing the armed forces is not treason
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, has called on all Egyptians to place…
Commemorating the revolution, Egypt’s army celebrates itself
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Commemorating the revolution, Egypt’s army celebrates itself
Egypt’s military on Sunday distributed a 16-page, self-congratulatory issue of its newspaper “The Armed Forces,” in which it lists its…
Egypt orders the release of blogger Mikail Nabil
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Egypt orders the release of blogger Mikail Nabil
Egypt’s military ruler decreed on Saturday the release of 1,955 detainees held by military prosecutors, including blogger Maikel Nabil, who…
Lawyer: Military was in charge at time of protester deaths
Egypt
January 18, 2012
Lawyer: Military was in charge at time of protester deaths
Former President Hosni Mubarak's head defense lawyer blamed the armed forces during a court session Wednesday for killing protesters during…