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Sisi swearing in
Brotherhood refused meeting with defense minister, sources say
Al-Masry Al-Youm 14 Dec 2012
This week’s meeting between Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and political forces was cancelled due to...
Protesters gather in support of Tantawi
Nadia Ahmed 13 Aug 2012
Supporters of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi gathered late Sunday in front of the gates of the Ministry of Defense in...
Clashes between military forces and protesters in Abbasiya, May 4,2012.Clashes erupted when protesters attempting to exceed barbed wires, which left injuries but no deaths.
One dead, 296 injured in Friday Abbasseya clashes
Al-Masry Al-Youm 04 May 2012
One person has died and  296 people have been injured in Friday’s clashes in Abbasseya, the Ministry of...
Clashes between military forces and protesters in Abbasiya, May 4,2012.Clashes erupted when protesters attempting to exceed barbed wires, which left injuries but no deaths.
Origins of Abbasseya fighting unclear
Tom Dale 04 May 2012
Fighting erupted at a sit in outside the Defense Ministry in Abbaseya early Friday afternoon. Clashes broke out after...
Protesters moved the sit in from Tahrir to in front of the Ministry of Defence.
In unlikely partnership, revolutionaries and Abu Ismail supporters move sit-in
Abdel-Rahman Hussein 28 Apr 2012
After receiving little attention throughout their week-long sit-in in Tahrir, the various factions in the square...
Supporters of Sheikh Hazem Salah Abou Ismail, excluded presidential candidate, doing the prayer during their sit-in at Tahrir Square, Cairo, April 26,2012. Abou Ismail's supporters continue their open sit-in backing their salafist candiate.
Abu Ismail warns SCAF as his backers move sit-in to Defense Ministry
Egypt Independent 28 Apr 2012
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, the disqualified Salafi presidential hopeful, warned Friday of “the unknown reactions...
An officer of riot forces shooting a protester directly during clashes in Mohamed Muhmoud street, Cairo, November 21,2011. Violent clashes continue between riot forces and protesters, which left 23 killed, and 1348 injured.
University students in Egypt protest against police brutality
Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 20 Dec 2011
Hundreds of students from Cairo University and Ain Shams University staged protest rallies on Tuesday against the...
Egyptian protesters demanding political change throw stones at loyalists of the ruling military council as they two groups clash near the defence ministry, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in Cairo on July 23, 2011.
Case of Abbasseya clash victim referred to attorney general
Hoda Rashwan 07 Aug 2011
Health Minister Amr Helmy has referred the case of Mohamed Mohsen, a young man who died during demonstrations in...
A photo captured by tunnel smugglers of an underground steel border wall under construction by the state of Egypt.
EXCLUSIVE: Gaza wall to be completed this month, says new WikiLeaks cable
Lina Attalah 01 Dec 2010
Egypt’s underground steel wall on the Egyptian-Gaza border is valued at US$40 million and is due to be completed...