Defence Web (South Africa)
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:22
Three years later, Saif and other former members of Mubarak's party are back in action in the populous countryside, offering everything from refrigerators for newlyweds to welfare-like stipends to the poor in exchange for votes.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:49
“It shows how the military can help stabilize and drive down the risk of fighting to buy time ... for economic and policy efforts to integrate and find a way forward without another catastrophic war in the Middle East,” he continued.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:13
The death of General Mohamed Saeed, head of the technical office of the minister of interior, suggested militants were stepping up their campaign against the state at a delicate time in Egyptian politics.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:12
A deal to lift an armed blockade of Libyan oil ports and restart exports could be possible within two weeks, after talks with the government advanced on key demands, a senior leader of the protest movement said.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:22
Tactical Weekly last week reported that the Algerian Defence Ministry is said to have decided to go ahead with a programme to buy 90 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including attack UAVs.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:21
Libyan and Egyptian government officials said there had been no deal to free Shaban Hadia, also known as Abou Abeida, in exchange for the diplomats.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:20
Egyptian interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said on Thursday he backed General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for president, one of the highest-level endorsements for a widely expected presidential bid by the army chief.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:19
Masked gunmen riding motorcycles killed five Egyptian policemen in an attack on a checkpoint south of Cairo on Thursday, the Interior Ministry said.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:46
The Sinai-based militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Supporters of Jerusalem) said it had carried out the rocket launch on Eilat and was undeterred by Egyptian security sweeps.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:22
But it also points to the growing pressure faced by the secular-minded activists who helped to topple Hosni Mubarak in 2011, and have criticized both Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood when it was in power and the new military-backed authorities.