national security
Court adjourns Mubarak trial until Monday to hear defendants’ cases
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Court adjourns Mubarak trial until Monday to hear defendants’ cases
The trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his sons Alaa and Gamal, Habib al-Adly, and six of his former assistants…
A memo on national security
Opinion
January 11, 2012
A memo on national security
To: Mohamed Ibrahim, incoming minister of interiorFrom: A senior ministry officialYour Excellency,
Civil state is a matter of national security, says army chief of staff
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Civil state is a matter of national security, says army chief of staff
Army Chief of Staff Sami Annan affirmed his support for the principle of Egypt as a civil state on Tuesday,…
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
Egypt
July 9, 2011
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
A Guinean graduate student at the American University in Cairo (AUC) who was arrested in the Gambian capital of Banjul…
Wednesday’s papers: Brotherhood dreams of ‘United Islamic States,’ judges contest charges of criticizing military
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Brotherhood dreams of ‘United Islamic States,’ judges contest charges of criticizing military
Kamal al-Helbawy, who served as the official Muslim Brotherhood spokesman in the West during the '90s, tells privately-owned Al-Shorouk in…
National security studies possibility of Al-Qaeda attacks in Egypt
Egypt
June 3, 2011
National security studies possibility of Al-Qaeda attacks in Egypt
General Hamid Abdallah, head of the Egyptian National Security Agency, said that Cairo is studying the possibility that Al-Qaeda would…
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Egypt
July 8, 2010
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Are the Egyptian authorities, government, prosecutors and the Interior Ministry playing defense? A reading into their recent statements in the…
Mubarak: Gulf among Egypt’s national security priorities
Egypt
June 23, 2010
Mubarak: Gulf among Egypt’s national security priorities
Gulf stability is high on Egypt's national security agenda, said President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday, in reference to Cairo's growing concern…