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2014 Constitution • 10 min read
The Armed Forces and the Constitution: Amendments grant the military unchecked powers
Randa Mostafa | The amendment's vague wording raises questions about the impact it could have on the military's role
28 February 2019
Arish • 14 min read
5 signs that Operation Sinai 2018 is winding down
Do developments in North Sinai signal the end of the six-month military campaign?
6 August 2018
North Sinai • 8 min read
6-meter-high barrier to seal off airport area south of Arish under construction
The wall is intended to separate the city from the security perimeter around the Arish airport
5 July 2018
Operation Sinai 2018 • 8 min read
Food and fuel crises in Arish intensify on 13th day of Operation Sinai 2018
As Operation Sinai 2018 enters its 13th day, we examine the toll taken on key North Sinai supplies
21 February 2018
Operation Sinai 2018 • 5 min read
Family injured in building collapse after unidentified shells strike homes in Arish
A family of five has been injured in Arish after unidentified shelling struck residential buildings
21 February 2018
Operation Sinai 2018 • 19 min read
4 days of isolation: Waiting for the start of Operation Sinai 2018
A glimpse into the lives of North Sinai residents under siege due to Operation Sinai 2018
14 February 2018
Armed Forces • 16 min read
The puzzling dismissal of Egypt’s top military commander
Asmahan Soliman | What we know about about the sidelining of Mahmoud Hegazy, formerly the military's second-in-command
10 December 2017
Mada Masr • 6 min read
Lieutenant General Hegazy II: Egypt’s new chief-of-staff
Meet the new Hegazy at the head of Egypt's Armed Forces
28 October 2017
detainee and prisoner deaths • 12 min read
HRW and Amnesty International request investigation of ‘extrajudicial killings’ in leaked video
Amnesty International and HRW authenticated video showing the execution of civilians
24 April 2017
 
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The battle over Qursaya Island by Mohamed Ali Eddin
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Opinion
Amr Adly
Structural crises that have become pressing
Continuous political turmoil since January 2011, and the resulting decline in the annual growth rate
4 July 2014
Sara Khorshid
Decorating authoritarian rule
The sight of Algeria’s 77-year-old leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika casting his ballot from a wheelchair
28 April 2014
Hani Atalla
But when?
“Do you believe in democracy?” asked Christiane Amanpour, leaning forward in her seat while looking
7 April 2014
 
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News
Operation Sinai 2018 • 4 min read
Update: Province of Sinai claims attack on Arish checkpoint that killed 15 military personnel
16 February 2019
Armed Forces • 2 min read
Armed Forces, Interior Ministry: 64 militants killed in counter-terrorism efforts
22 January 2019
Province of Sinai • 9 min read
Province of Sinai video claims former police and military personnel among its ranks, confirms death of Islamic State Sinai leader
17 November 2018
civilian deaths • 4 min read
4 civilians fatally shot near military checkpoint amid week of violence in Arish
21 October 2018
North Sinai • 6 min read
Police announce death of 13 militants in Arish, Province of Sinai claims responsibility for killing 2 military officers
25 July 2018
military economy • 6 min read
New security measures at military-owned Arish cement factory after contracted drivers halt work
19 November 2017
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Armed Forces
Cartoon: What is in the can?
Andeel | Army general: "They are all conspiring against me because they want my can, this is why I FILLED IT WITH SHIT! And closed it very tight."
31 August 2015
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