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Retired general: SCAF ready to hand over power next week
Egypt

Retired general: SCAF ready to hand over power next week

Egypt’s ruling military council would disappear from the political scene once the country’s new president is elected, security expert and…
Egyptian army’s pledges of retreat could be an illusion, analysts say
Egypt

Egyptian army’s pledges of retreat could be an illusion, analysts say

Egypt’s ruling military has promised a return to the barracks once a new president is elected, but the army’s formidable…
Egypt’s generals will still have influence after returning to the barracks
Egypt

Egypt’s generals will still have influence after returning to the barracks

Near the rock-strewn scene of a bloody anti-army protest, Islamist, liberal and other politicians sat with ruling generals this month…
Security forces find missiles, RPGs on North Coast road
Egypt

Security forces find missiles, RPGs on North Coast road

Security forces found weapons and missiles used by the military in three cars on the Alexandria-Marsa Matrouh Desert Road, Al-Ahram…
Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault
Egypt

Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault

Women protesters and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crackdown on…
Gunmen attack military checkpoint in North Sinai
Egypt

Gunmen attack military checkpoint in North Sinai

A military checkpoint in North Sinai was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) on Saturday, resulting in the injury of two…
Traffic flows normally in Abbasseya following clashes
Egypt

Traffic flows normally in Abbasseya following clashes

Egyptian state television reports that the Abbasseya area of Cairo was calm Saturday morning following violent clashes on Friday as…
Activists call for sit-in at Alexandria military command
Egypt

Activists call for sit-in at Alexandria military command

Activists and representatives of several coalitions and movements in Alexandria are calling for a sit-in outside the military command post…
Protesters burn Salloum military intelligence headquarters
Egypt

Protesters burn Salloum military intelligence headquarters

Protesters burned down a military intelligence headquarters Tuesday in Salloum city near Egypt's border with Libya, after two protesters were…
In Egypt’s military, a march for change
Egypt

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…
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