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Army-mandated Supreme Judge sworn in as Egypt's interim president
Adli Mansour, the chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn in as interim president of Egypt on July 4, 2013.
The chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, has been sworn in as interim president of Egypt.
“I swear to preserve the system of the republic, and respect the constitution and law, and guard the people’s interests,” Mansour said on...
30 dead, army deployed in Egypt as riot flares up in Port Said
30 people have been killed, including two policemen, and more than 300 injured during a riot in Egypt’s Port Said. The army has since been deployed, where a crowd attempted to storm a prison after death sentence’s were handed out for a past riot.
The deadly assault follows the sentencing of 21 people to death for the riot and stampede in Port Said in which dozens were killed last February.
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Egypt practices invading Israel
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Egyptian military forces on Sunday concluded maneuvers in the Sinai Peninsula that simulated an invasion of southern Israel.
Dubbed “Badr-2010,” the exercise featured an armed crossing of the Suez Canal followed by a deep thrust into “enemy territory,” reported the Middle East News Agency (MENA). The only “enemy” territory west of the Suez Canal is...