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6 days 23 hours ago - Egypt
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the political power of Egypt's ruling military, but what about its economic strength?

From factories to restaurants, and electronic goods, the army is running a booming business.

And as Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from Cairo, some people are calling for a boycott of goods sold by the army.

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Tags boycott, Cairo, Economy, Egyptian military, SCAF
1 week 4 days ago - Egypt

More on that statement by Egypt's military rulers, given on state television today:

We face conspiracies hatched against the homeland, whose goal is to undermine the institutions of the Egyptian state and whose aim is to topple the state itself so that chaos reigns and destruction spreads.

"Never will we bow to threats, nor succumb to pressures, nor accept ultimatums."

Tags Egyptian military, SCAF
1 week 4 days ago - Egypt

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) says that Egypt is facing conspiracies that seek to topple the state and spread chaos.

In a letter read on state television, SCAF says it will now bow to pressure to accelerate the transition to full civilian rule.

Thousands of activists were at demonstrations in Tahrir Square and the Defence Ministry in Cairo today, demanding that SCAF immediately hand over power.

A general strike call from activists for Saturday, the one-year anniversary of the day that Hosni Mubarak stood down as president, remains in effect.

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1 week 5 days ago - Egypt

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called on the ruling generals to sack the military-appointed government, saying it has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic situation in the country.

The Brotherhood controls nearly 50 per cent of the seats in the new parliament, by far the single largest bloc to emerge from Egypt's first free and fair elections in decades.

Mahmoud Ghozlan, Brotherhood spokesman, said the military should appoint a Brotherhood representative as prime minister, who would then form a new government.

The calls for sacking the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri, comes after deadly soccer riot that sparked days of clashes between protesters and the police.

Tags Kamal el Ganzouri, Mahmoud Ghozlan, Muslim Brotherhood, SCAF
2 weeks 23 hours ago - Egypt

Two anonymous officials involved in Egypt's diplomatic strategy have told Reuters that they believe the country's military rulers will "back down" in a confrontation with the United States over pending prosecutions of 19 American democracy advocates.

The officials said travel bans will be lifted on the six Americans who remain in Egypt and that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will "cease" the escalation. The SCAF, the officials said, wants US help in negotiating good terms for an aid package from the International Monetary Fund. 

A nearly year-old investigation into foreign funding and licensing issues with numerous NGOs in Egypt, most specifically those funded by the United States, led to indictments of 43 people this week. One of the indicted Americans is the son of President Barack Obama's transportation secretary. 

Tags crisis, NGO, SCAF
2 weeks 4 days ago - Egypt
A civilian council appointed to advise Egypt's military rulers has said preparations for a presidential election should begin on February 23, a step that would bring forward the presidential election from an expected June date.

The recommendation from the advisory body was a response to a week of violence that has heaped new criticism on the rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) which assumed power from Hosni Mubarak a year ago, reports the Reuters news agency. 

The advisory council said formal nominations for the presidency should be accepted starting February 23, nearly two months sooner than the April 15 date previously announced by authorities.
Tags Civilian council, Presidential election, SCAF
3 weeks 23 hours ago - Egypt

Fox News changes an important detail in its reporting on Americans barred from leaving Egypt, as caught in a screenshot by @sotsoy:

sotsoyHeadline on Fox News is a little misleading. Who is preventing Americans from leaving #egypt http://t.co/0k4mD3TATue Jan 31 18:49:41 2012
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3 weeks 23 hours ago - Egypt

Young supports of the Muslim Brotherhood have barred the way for protesters demanding an end of military rule.

"We are standing here as a human shield, because if the protesters go any further, they will clash with the police. They want to enter parliament, what do you expect me to do?" Hamdy Adbdelsamad, Muslim Brotherhood member, told the AFP news agency.

Behind him, anti-military protesters chanted against the SCAF marched from Tahrir Square to parliament to call on the newly-elected MPs to follow through with the ambitions of the revolution.

The interior ministry claims 40 people were injured in the clashes that ensued. A cameraman for Al Jazeera counted at least 15.

More to come…

Tags Muslim Brotherhood, SCAF, Tahrir Square
3 weeks 2 days ago - Egypt

Maikel Nabil slams Egyptian military regime as the enemy

Activist who was released from jail last week reveals he is still an unabashed critic of military junta at press conference. Source [the Guardian]

Read the full article here.

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3 weeks 2 days ago - Egypt

Egypt's military rulers have asked a panel of advisers for suggestions about handing over power to civilians earlier than the scheduled deadline at the end of June, state news media reported Sunday.

Whether the request signals an intention was unclear. It follows a week of major protests demanding an immediate handover, and the request may be an attempt to help calm the unrest.

The military council took power at the ouster last year of President Hosni Mubarak, the former strongman, and hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Egypt last week for the anniversary of his overthrow.

The military had previously said it would give up power only after the ratification of a new constitution and the election of a president, both expected by the end of June, a schedule that could enable the military to shape the constitution by overseeing its drafting.

The panel of advisers the military is consulting is the civilian advisory council that the ruling generals created in December to put a civilian face on their rule.

The group met only intermittently and formally disbanded soon after its creation in protest over the military’s crackdown on demonstrators calling for its ouster. Source [The New York Times]

Read the full article here.

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