Items related to Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)

Clashes among armed thugs and protesters near headquarters of Defence Ministry in Abbasiya, Cairo, May 2,2012, which left 5 killed, and more than 5o injuries.  
Moussa denounces Abbasseya violence as four presidential candidates suspend campaigns
Egypt Independent 02 May 2012
Presidential candidate Amr Moussa issued a statement calling on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the Cabinet...
SCAF considers early handover of power if presidential candidate wins outright
MENA 02 May 2012
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is considering handing over power to an elected president on 24 May if any of...
Hundreds of protesters taking part in march from Istiqamah Mosque in Giza to Tahrir Sqaure, April 20,2012, to join the million-man protest in Tahrir, demanding the cancellation of Article 28 of the Constitutional Declaration, which stipulates that the Presidential Elections Commission’s decisions cannot be challenged, protesting the interference of the military council in the constitutional drafting process, and rejecting the presidential candidacy of former regime figures.
Revolutionary forces call for anti-SCAF marches on Friday
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 May 2012
Revolutionary forces and political movements have called for marches on Friday to the Defense Ministry to demand that...
Dr. Mohamed Mursi, Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, greeting his supporters during public conference in Mansoura, Dakahliya, April 22,2012. Mursi became the official candidate of Muslim Brotherhood, after Presidential Elections Commission excluded Khairat al-Shater.
Morsy threatens protest of 30 million people if power transfer is delayed
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 May 2012
Thirty million people will take to the streets if the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces does not hand over power to...
Mohamed Saad al-Katatni (L) and Ahmed Abu Baraka, Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders, as they leave Court of Cassation, after applying for Freedom and Justice Party at Political Parties Affairs' Committee, Cairo, May 18, 2011. The new party, an offshot of MB, has created a lot of hype given MB's rising profile after Mubarak's daramatic downfall. Al-Katatni presented 8,000 party formation authorizations.
FJP: Parliament to be suspended if SCAF does not reshuffle cabinet
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 May 2012
The Freedom and Justice Party on Tuesday threatened to “continue the suspension of parliamentary sessions and to...
Muslim Brotherhood softens tone after military promises cabinet shuffle
Hany ElWaziry
Ghada Mohamed Al-Sherif
30 Apr 2012
The parliamentary bloc of the Freedom and Justice Party agreed to stop the escalation against Egypt’s military...
A general view of the first Egyptian parliament session after the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo January 23, 2012. Egypt's parliament began its first session on Monday since an election put Islamists in charge of the assembly following the overthrow of Mubarak in February.
Parliament review: Continuing uncertainty, persisting religiosity
Noha El-Hennawy 26 Apr 2012
Parliament convened this week in the midst of the uncertainty looming over the Constituent Assembly that will draft...
Brotherhood: Mass protests to be held on Fridays until SCAF transfers power
Al-Masry Al-Youm 24 Apr 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood will continue to organize mass protests every Friday until the presidential election is held and...
Protests across Egypt denounce SCAF, former regime 'remnants'
MENA 20 Apr 2012
Protests took place in the main squares in different governorates around Egypt on Friday to support the demands put...
Former Egyptian intelligence chief and former vice president Omar Suleiman enters the presidential election committee building, Cairo, April 7, 2012 to register his name for the upcoming presidential elections on May 23-24. Suleiman, a pillar of the ousted regime, decided to run for candidacy, in a surprise twist to a contest to elect Hosni Mubarak's successor, after hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Cairo's Abbassiya Square on April, 6 urging him to contest the poll.
Elections commission's disqualifications dubious, say experts
Rana Khazbak 18 Apr 2012
The list of candidates for Egypt’s next president was finalized on Tuesday evening when the Presidential...