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Live Updates: As death toll rises in clashes, mobs attack Christian businesses
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Live Updates: As death toll rises in clashes, mobs attack Christian businesses
A group of mostly Coptic protesters clashed this evening with military and police forces in the Maspero area of Cairo.…
Several feared dead as Coptic protesters clash with military at Maspero
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Several feared dead as Coptic protesters clash with military at Maspero
Military and security personnel have clashed with a group of about 2000 protesters, mostly Copts, as they marched towards the…
Military source: Next president cannot interfere in military nominations
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Military source: Next president cannot interfere in military nominations
Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) will not allow the country’s next president the constitutional authority to…
Brotherhood party rejects military role in post-transition Egypt
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Brotherhood party rejects military role in post-transition Egypt
The Muslim Brotherood's Freedom and Justice Party on Tuesday said it rejects any political role for the ruling military after…
Tantawi denies military intends to field presidential candidates
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Tantawi denies military intends to field presidential candidates
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), denied Wednesday that the military intends…
Air force to perform air displays in 11 governorates
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Air force to perform air displays in 11 governorates
The Egyptian Air Force will perform a series of air displays in 11 governorates, starting on Tuesday and continuing for…
Activists expect big turnout for anti-military protest in Tahrir
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Activists expect big turnout for anti-military protest in Tahrir
Youth groups, political parties and independent activists plan to gather in Tahrir Square on Friday, 30 September to protest the…
Amnesty International wants military, police officers prosecuted over torture video
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Amnesty International wants military, police officers prosecuted over torture video
Amnesty International described a video of police and army officers torturing detainees that was recently released online as “deeply unsettling”…
Masked gunmen fire at military checkpoint
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Masked gunmen fire at military checkpoint
Masked gunmen on Sunday fired at a military checkpoint on the Suez - Ismailia highway. No casualties were reported, and…
ElBaradei slams military rulers’ performance during transition
Egypt
September 22, 2011
ElBaradei slams military rulers’ performance during transition
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei slammed the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF) performance during the country's transition period…