military
Retired general: SCAF ready to hand over power next week
Egypt
May 22, 2012
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
May 20, 2012
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
May 14, 2012
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
May 10, 2012
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
May 10, 2012
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
May 5, 2012
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
May 5, 2012
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
May 2, 2012
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
April 11, 2012
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
April 10, 2012
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…