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Presidential hopeful urges solidarity with armed forces
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Presidential hopeful urges solidarity with armed forces
Presidential hopeful and Islamic thinker Mohamed Selim al-Awa has urged Egyptians to support the armed forces during the transitional period,…
Egypt files formal protest to Israel over border deaths
Egypt
August 19, 2011
Egypt files formal protest to Israel over border deaths
Egypt lodged a formal protest to Israel on Friday over the deaths of five military and security personnel near the…
Egyptians protest at Israeli embassy, call for ambassador’s expulsion
Egypt
August 19, 2011
Egyptians protest at Israeli embassy, call for ambassador’s expulsion
Crowds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli embassy on Friday to express their “rage over the Israeli government’s belligerence.” The…
Military to interrogate officers over 2 Bedouin deaths
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Military to interrogate officers over 2 Bedouin deaths
Military authorities are to interrogate the officer accused by Bedouins of shooting dead two Bedouin men on Wednesday, according to…
US and Egypt scrap ‘Bright Star’ military exercise this year
Egypt
August 17, 2011
US and Egypt scrap ‘Bright Star’ military exercise this year
Egypt and the United States are scrapping this year's planned military drills, known as Bright Star, the largest exercises of…
Military court jails two activists for insulting the army
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Military court jails two activists for insulting the army
An Egyptian military court on Wednesday sentenced Hassan Mahmoud Saeed, 18, and Karim Sayed, 23, to six months in prison…
Rights watchdog condemns trial of activist for insulting military
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Rights watchdog condemns trial of activist for insulting military
Egypt’s military rulers should drop legal charges being leveled against a local activist, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, declaring…
Security forces violently disperse protest at Libyan Embassy
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Security forces violently disperse protest at Libyan Embassy
Security forces fired shots into the air and violently dispersed a protest late Monday night outside the Libyan Embassy in…
April 6 Youth Movement faces internal challenges
Egypt
August 14, 2011
April 6 Youth Movement faces internal challenges
When one of Egypt’s best-known pro-democracy movements split recently, many feared the event might signal a major blow for Egypt’s…
Political groups call for civil state over iftar in Tahrir
Egypt
August 13, 2011
Political groups call for civil state over iftar in Tahrir
Protesters from various political groups gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to break their Ramadan fast. Several political groups and…