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Tantawi rejects any outside pressure on military council
Egypt
November 27, 2011
Tantawi rejects any outside pressure on military council
Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), said Sunday that he will not…
Security forces battle to evacuate 6th of October City squatters
Egypt
October 27, 2011
Security forces battle to evacuate 6th of October City squatters
Joint army and the police forces took five hours on Thursday to evacuate 891 of the 2000 vacant flats in…
Coalition launches campaign supporting Tantawi for president
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Coalition launches campaign supporting Tantawi for president
The newly-formed political coalition "Egypt Above All" has launched a campaign proposing Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the Supreme…
Tantawi: We will confront attempts to divide people and army
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Tantawi: We will confront attempts to divide people and army
The head of Egypt's ruling military council has warned Egyptians about elements that he says seek to drive a wedge…
European Parliament to issue resolution on Maspero violence
Egypt
October 18, 2011
European Parliament to issue resolution on Maspero violence
The European Parliament is planning to issue a resolution condemning the violent events at Maspero on 9 October. At least…
Army is responsible for Maspero bloodshed, says human rights lawyer
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Army is responsible for Maspero bloodshed, says human rights lawyer
The autopsies of 17 people killed in Sunday’s violence near the Maspero TV building show the army is entirely responsible…
Eyewitnesses claim military threw protesters’ bodies into the Nile
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Eyewitnesses claim military threw protesters’ bodies into the Nile
Angry Copts at the Cathedral of St. Mark in Cairo claim that the military threw the bodies of dead protesters…
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
The number of casualties suffered by the Egyptian army while clashing with demonstrators on Sunday remains unknown. The fighting took…
Islamist presidential hopefuls condemn violence at Coptic protest
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Islamist presidential hopefuls condemn violence at Coptic protest
Egyptian Islamist presidential hopefuls on Monday condemned violence that erupted during a Coptic protest outside the state TV building late…
Hundreds protest campaign against street cafes
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Hundreds protest campaign against street cafes
Hundreds of young Egyptians in downtown Cairo protested Wednesday a police and army campaign to stop coffee shops from setting…