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Latest in Tag: military

Gaza death toll exceeds 770, Israel’s tops 35
UN body says a new humanitarian pause is “urgently needed”

Hamas has fundamental choice to make: Kerry
Kerry discusses Gaza and ceasefire efforts with Egypt’s president and foreign minister

Death toll rises on both sides in Gaza as fighting enters third week
Over 100,000 Gaza residents flee their homes in mass displacements as the strip faces increasingly grim conditions

Palestinian losses mount after Israel expands ground operations
At least 60 people died in a single Gaza neighbourhood as Israeli death toll rises to 7, 5 of whom were soldiers

Egypt stands by ceasefire initiative; Hamas says there was âno serious initiativeâ
Hamas says ceasefire must be preceded by Israelâs commitment to Palestinian conditions

Aid convoy to Gaza forced to turn back
Convoy prepared by group of political movements stopped at the border for security reasons

First Israeli death recorded after Palestinian death toll exceeds 200
Reports by UN body and human rights watchdog show violations of international laws and dire conditions caused by fighting

Al-Sisi raises military pensions by 10%
New presidential decree amends law governing military retirement
Feuding families reach government brokered truce in Aswan
Two feuding families in Aswan reached a government brokered truce on Saturday that would put an end to tensions that last week escalated with the deaths of two members of the Daboudia tribe. State-run Al-Ahram reported the truce, which came two days after a resurgence of violence, was mediated by a local governor and security …
Egyptian trucks held in Libya released
Egyptian trucks held in Libya for several days in the latest incident of several faced by Egyptians in the country

Kerry in Iraq as Sunni militants seize strategic town, airport
Kerry met with Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and was to hold talks with Iraqi leaders across the political and communal spectrum.
The foreignerâs gift: Why Iran would gain from US military intervention in Iraq
By Michael Young What does one make of the apparent rapprochement between the United States and Iran over Iraq? Itâs difficult to say, principally because both countries have very different agendas in the country, even if their shared aim is to contain the offensive of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). For Iran, fragmentation …

Mahienour El-Massry refuses âany kind of amnestyâ from the government
Labour activist and Protest Law detainee demands the abolishment of the law in letter from prison

Alaa Abdel Fattah, 24 others handed 15-year sentences
Accused sentenced in absentia for breaching Protest Law; Abdel Fattah and two other defendants arrested shortly afterwards

French, Egyptian navies conclude âCleopatraâ joint exercises
Manoeuvres near port of Toulon the first to be held in French waters in 25 years, SIS says

Extension of voting in presidential elections stirs controversy
Hamdeen Sabahy continues in presidential race despite calls for his withdrawal

Egypt, Bahrain joint military training continues
Special forces partake in simulated situation training in the Gulf

As Egypt votes, pro-Morsi town, Kerdasa, testifies to brutal divide
Instead, defiant residents have posted pictures of Morsi, describing him as âthe legitimate presidentâ.

UAE sends military vehicles to help secure presidential elections
Gulf countryâs move shows continued support for Egyptian roadmap

And a toast to you allâŠ
On 22 January 2012, two days before the then MB-controlled parliament convened for the first time, I hosted a party at my house. The moment you enter the door of the apartment, you face a big banner that said: âThe Muslim Brotherhood are coming⊠quickly grab a drink or twoâ. Needless to say, the guests …
Alexandria students interrogated for filming movie offensive to military
AFTE to provide legal aid to students

Brotherhood calls for military âto return to its barracksâ
Despite campaign promise to eliminate them, Brotherhood calls for democracy and unity to “remove Egypt from tyranny”

Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claims responsibility for Sinai bombings
Police ramping up presence in Sinai, says interior ministry

Detention, killing of journalists leads to increased self censorship: NGOs
On World Press Freedom Day, reports from local and international organisations paint a grim picture of media freedoms in Egypt in 2013
Military trial for border crossers postponed to 6 May
No Military Trials calls for defendants to be tried in civilian court
Egypt to participate in joint air force training in the Gulf
Gulf air force exercises intended to deepen Bahrain-Egypt strategic relationship

Egypt could see US military aid return
Kerry set to certify Egyptâs commitment to relationship with US and obligations under Israel peace treaty, unable to certify democratic progress

US to deliver Apache helicopters to Egypt, relaxing hold on aid
The decision will help Egypt’s counter-terrorism operations in the Sinai Peninsula, the Pentagon said.

Detained 6 April members go on hunger strike
NGOs also to hold protest against detention of journalist in Washington DC

Egyptâs military economy: Money is power, power is money
Egyptâs military controls not only the political levers of power, but also the economic ones, and its involvement is getting even deeper