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Military drops charges against activists accused of insulting the army
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Military drops charges against activists accused of insulting the army
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has ordered that the military prosecution drop all charges against Asma Mahfouz…
Female activist summoned on charges of ‘slandering the army’
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Female activist summoned on charges of ‘slandering the army’
The military prosecutor on Monday summoned Maha Abu Bakr, a lawyer and political activist, on charges of slandering the army…
Navy rescues 81 undocumented migrants off Alexandria coast
Egypt
August 6, 2011
Navy rescues 81 undocumented migrants off Alexandria coast
Egyptian naval forces rescued 81 undocumented migrants on board a fishing vessel en route to Italy on Saturday. The vessel's…
Head of military council may be called to testify in Mubarak trial
Egypt
August 3, 2011
Head of military council may be called to testify in Mubarak trial
Lawyers representing relatives of protesters killed and wounded in the Egyptian uprising have requested that Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi,…
Egyptian govt raises compensations for revolution’s martyrs
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Egyptian govt raises compensations for revolution’s martyrs
The Egyptian government has decided to increase its compensation to families of protesters killed during the 25 January revolution. The…
Military experts: Egyptians will not accept Islamist theocracy
Egypt
July 29, 2011
Military experts: Egyptians will not accept Islamist theocracy
The Egyptian people will not accept a state governed by religion, military officers claimed on Friday. The officers attributed the…
Tantawi meets with commander of US Africa Command
Egypt
July 26, 2011
Tantawi meets with commander of US Africa Command
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, met on Tuesday with General Carter Ham,…
Ruling military council approves controversial law on elections
Egypt
July 20, 2011
Ruling military council approves controversial law on elections
On Wednesday, Egypt’s ruling military council announced the passage of a controversial new elections law opposed by major movements and…
Prominent Islamist’s retrial postponed
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Prominent Islamist’s retrial postponed
The Supreme Military Court on Monday held the first hearing of Mohamed al-Zawahiri’s retrial. Zawahiri is the brother Ayman al-Zawahiri,…
Ruling military council studies demonstrators’ demands
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Ruling military council studies demonstrators’ demands
A military source said Sunday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is studying all of the demands…