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Presidential decree allocates land in North Sinai for establishing various police facilities
Date: 2025-06-03 14:17:01 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:45 - ID:11205846
CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued decree No. 268 of 2025 allocating plots of land in North Sinai Governorate to the Ministry of Interior for the purpose of establishing various police facilities. The decree has been ....
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Egypt's naval forces foil drug smuggling attempt off Red Sea coast
Date: 2025-06-02 11:37:47 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:23 - ID:11203990
CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - A number of naval units affiliated to the the Red Sea Naval Base, have thwarted an attempt to smuggle quantities of drugs in the area falling within the jurisdiction of the southern fleet. The confiscated narcotics were on ....
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Security source to MENA: Comprehensive security plan to secure Eid celebrations
Date: 2025-06-02 09:54:16 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:15 - ID:11203780
CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - All sectors of the Interior Ministry and security directorates nationwide have been placed on high alert to secure celebrations of Eidul Adha (the Greater Bairam), in line with directives of Minister of Interior Mahmoud ....
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Security source denies allegations on killing of citizen in Alex.
Date: 2025-05-27 16:44:01 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:46 - ID:11196411
CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) – A security source has categorically dismissed claims circulated on social media networks, alleging that security personnel attacked and killed a citizen in Alexandria governorate. The source clarified that the incident was ....
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Video alleging detainees restrained, tortured at police station old, fabricated - source
Date: 2025-05-26 22:53:02 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:66 - ID:11195265
CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - A video circulated on a social media page, in which an individual alleges that some detainees were subjected to restraint and torture at a police station in Cairo, is old and was previously circulated in 2022, a security ....
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Egypt Post warns citizens about phishing scams
Date: 2025-05-23 11:10:58 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:20 - ID:11190710
CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Egypt Post has warned all citizens about phishing scams carried out through fake text messages. In a statement Friday, Egypt Post urged people not to interact with fraudulent messages and stressed the importance of never ....
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Egyptian Border Guard forces intensify crackdown on smugglers, criminal networks
Date: 2025-05-19 18:53:16 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:54 - ID:11185722
CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - Egyptian Border Guard forces have successfully executed targeted strikes against criminal elements and smugglers, thwarting attempts to undermine national security. The operations were carried out in coordination with key ....
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Five dangerous criminals killed in shootout with police in Assiut
Date: 2025-05-04 09:19:08 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:13 - ID:11163850
CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Five dangerous drugs and arms dealers were killed Sunday in a shootout with police forces in the upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut. The five dangerous criminals were previously convicted in cases including premeditated ....
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746 prisoners released by presidential pardon
Date: 2025-04-25 16:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:42 - ID:11153291
CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - As many as 746 inmates at various correctional and rehabilitation centers nationwide have been released in light of a presidential decree to pardon some prisoners on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day. The decision also ....
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Police Academy hosts ICRC workshop on principles governing use of force and firearms
Date: 2025-04-22 19:43:56 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:55 - ID:11149433
CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - The Police Academy on Tuesday hosted a training course on International Humanitarian Law and its relationship with International Human Rights Law, with the participation of a number of the Interior Ministry's security ....