Latest in Tag: military Highlight
Latest in Tag: military

Sinai security on high alert
Following Israeli air strikes in Gaza, Egypt’s security forces in Sinai have been placed on alert

Ansar Dine says not seeking Shari’a across entire Mali
The entire northern expanse of the country has been under rebel control since the 22 March coup

All quiet in the Sinai as military intensifies security
Peninsula covered in military units from the north and police in the south

Retired military personnel protest unfair treatment
Demand equal pensions and health insurance

Has the balance of power shifted within Egyptian political life?
Ever since 25 January 2011, Egypt has been searching for a new balance. For, the revolution, like any other revolution, replaced the existing balance with a new one. The transitional phase that follows any revolution is the phase during which the powers that had participated in the revolution clash with each another in order to …

Morsy appoints new governor in Matruh
One military man makes way for another

UAE ready to fly out Pakistani girl shot by Taliban
Malala was shot in retaliation for her campaign for the right to education

A conversation at the Embassy of Pakistan
Official outlines Egyptian-Pakistani relationship

Rights groups condemn government for Maspero inaction
EIPR releases report detailing government failure to reduce sectarian tension

8 April officer supporters on hunger strike
The strike is for the officers who remain behind bars and for the other officers who were released but deprived of their ranks

Syrian rebel strongholds pounded, 23 killed: activists
Syrian army launched an offensive pre-dawn assault on Daraa, says SOHR

Morsy’s 6th of October speech
Analysis and beyond

Maspero Youth Union files lawsuit
March and protest planned to simulate Maspero Massacre and demand prosecution against SCAF

Thirteen killed in Sudan military crash
13 Sudanese military personnel died, nine injured in a plane crash
Ministry of Transport considers metro fare increase
The Ministry of Transport is studying the feasibility of raising the price of metro tickets by around a quarter. Currently EGP1, the new price would be between 125 to 150 piastres, Egyptian media has reported. Furthermore, the ministry is also considering cutting subsidies for public servants, students, the military and police. Egyptian media published contradictory …

Marsa Matruh sit-in calling for governor’s resignation gains ground
Protest peaks at 3000-4000 people, general replaced by civilian

Editor’s letter: Fight or work for Egyptian TV
Why do they hate the media? And who are they?

Nigerian military launch offensive against Boko Haram
Civilians ordered to stay indoors during an operation targeting militant Islamist organisation.

Rights’ groups demand “virginity tests” case reopened
Claimants resort to African Commission after military courts deny tests occurred

Damascus school bombed by opposition fighters
Syrian government confirms attack but insists school was not used by security forces or militia

Mali government ready to host ECOWAS troops
UN approval sought for troop deployment
Presidential decree solidifies military control of land in Sinai
Within the coming few days a presidential decree is to be issued to amend Sinai Development Act number 14 for the year 2012, which Prime Minister Hisham Qandil’s cabinet approved in its last meeting, state-run Al-Ahram reported Saturday. According to Al-Ahram’s report, the presidential amendment stipulates the establishment of a National Authority for the Development …

Suicide bomb at Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria
By Joel Gulhane A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle up next to a church in northeast Nigeria on Sunday, killing himself and another, AP reported. The blast occurred just after 9am, as mass was being held at the St. John Catholic church in the city of Bauchi. Forty five were injured in the explosion …

Strike on Iran would trigger ‘World War III’: Guards
Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it

Suu Kyi: help us complete path to democracy
Aung San Suu Kyi continues her international tour

The volcano erupts
The outpouring of rage in Islamic countries isn’t just about a low-budget film insulting the prophet Muhammad. It is the eruption of a volcano that has been simmering for the past eleven years

Syrian forces clash on Turkish border
Shots fired between Syrian army and opposition wound civilian in Turkey

Ashton to consult UN partners on Iran
EU’s foreign policy chief meets with Iran’s nuclear negotiator

US Pacific tilt not aimed against China: Panetta
US might be concerned about China’s growing military and economy

Suu Kyi meets Clinton in US after years under arrest
The second meeting between Aung San Suu Kyiand Clinton takes place