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Calls for involving the armed forces in politics after transition
Egypt
June 19, 2011
Calls for involving the armed forces in politics after transition
National Accord Conference participants on Sunday called for a constitutional article that obliges the army to protect the secular nature…
Ruling military council calls on Egyptians to support policemen
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Ruling military council calls on Egyptians to support policemen
Policemen must be supported in protecting Egypt’s internal security, said Mamdouh Shahin, a member of the ruling Supreme Council of…
Egyptian TV: Muslim and Copt suspects arrested over sectarian incitement
Egypt
May 9, 2011
Egyptian TV: Muslim and Copt suspects arrested over sectarian incitement
Egyptian authorities have arrested one Muslim and one Christian suspected of involvement in igniting sectarian clashes in a Cairo suburb…
Egypt’s military: ‘Be scared for the military, not of it’
Egypt
April 12, 2011
Egypt’s military: ‘Be scared for the military, not of it’
In a Monday night television interview, two members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) denied all recent…
Source: 3 killed in Tahrir clashes
Egypt
April 10, 2011
Source: 3 killed in Tahrir clashes
An official source said three people were killed and 71 injured in the bloody clashes between the armed forces and…
Egyptians turn anger on army in Tahrir protest
Egypt
April 9, 2011
Egyptians turn anger on army in Tahrir protest
Thousands of protesters turned their anger on the army on Saturday demanding that Egypt's ruling military council hand power to…
Army to help secure vote on Constitution changes
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Army to help secure vote on Constitution changes
The armed forces will take part in security measures for the referendum on amendments to Egypt's Constitution, an official source…
Egyptians in Austria send doctors to treat 25 January injured
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Egyptians in Austria send doctors to treat 25 January injured
The Egyptian community in Austria has organized to send a medical convoy to Egypt on 22 March to help those…
Egypt’s military fears early elections will bring new dictator
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Egypt’s military fears early elections will bring new dictator
A member of Egypt's governing Supreme Council of the Armed Forces expressed fears that presidential elections could create a new…
Govt asks citizens to hand documents taken from state security to armed forces
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Govt asks citizens to hand documents taken from state security to armed forces
The Egyptian government called on citizens to hand any documents collected from state security buildings to the armed forces to…