Surprise! Egypt's new president plays his hand and retires the defence minister of 21 years. Does it truly signal the end of military rule and will the Muslim Brotherhood remain true to its electoral promises?
Surprise! Egypt's new president plays his hand and retires the defence minister of 21 years. Does it truly signal the end of military rule and will the Muslim Brotherhood remain true to its electoral promises?
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi replaced Defence Minister Hussein Tantawi (pictured) in a shock announcement Sunday before cancelling the army’s constitutional amendments, which had given top generals powers formerly reserved for the head of state.
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi appointed a new national intelligence chief Wednesday and sacked the governor of the north Sinai region after suspected militants killed 16 border guards there over the weekend.
FRANCE 24 reporter Matthieu Mabin (pictured) presents an exclusive report from inside the Syrian capital of Damascus, where he reports that rebel forces have a growing edge over President Bashar al-Assad's army.
At least six people were killed when gunmen stormed an army base in a predawn raid on the outskirts of Abidjan on Monday. The incident follows a similar attack Sunday on a military checkpoint and police station in which five soldiers died.
Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday gave defense officials one month to craft a plan requiring ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to participate in military service, in an issue that has divided the country for decades.
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (pictured) said Sunday that West African leaders are preparing a new request for military intervention in Mali to the UN Security Council. Al-Qaeda-linked rebels have overrun vast swathes of northern Mali.
He is the highest profile defector yet from the Assad regime, and a close confidant of the president himself, but now Brigadier-General Manaf Tlass is an opponent of Damascus, after declaring his support for the Syrian revolution. We take a look at a man closely implicated with the Assad dynasty, but now turned sworn enemy.
The conflict in Syria sends thousands seeking refuge beyond their country's borders. They will now spend the Holy month of Ramadan far from home. Also in the news this week, ultra-Orthodox Jews are currently exempt from military service in Israel. But could that be about to change? And we take to you a new all-female TV channel in Egypt, where a strict dress code applies for its employees.
