Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi ordered the retirement of Egyptian Air Defense Commander Lt. General Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen, and Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish.
Earlier, it was reported that Morsi ordered Egypt's two top generals to retire – Head of Armed Forces and Defense Minister Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, and military council Chief of Staff Sami Annan – though according to Al Jazeera, Tantawi and Annan were not surprised by Morsi's decision. (Roi Kais and Reuters)