Security and Crime

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  • Two illegal excavation attempts thwarted near Aswan's Edfu Temple

    Date: 2020-08-10 15:55:25 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:8541060

    ASWAN, Egypt, Aug 10 (MENA) – The tourism and antiquities police foiled on Monday two illegal excavation attempts by three members of the same family near the Temple of Edfu, in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan. The move comes as part of ....

  • Interior Ministry: 69 arrested over violating building suspension decision

    Date: 2020-08-09 16:19:36 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:49 - ID:8539577

    CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) – Security forces arrested on Sunday 69 people over violating a decision on suspending construction operations. The Interior Ministry has launched campaigns nationwide to bust violators of the decision, vowing to take strict ....

  • Interior min. says policemen able to face current security challenges

    Date: 2020-08-09 14:49:40 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:44 - ID:8539548

    CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) - Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik has said that policemen are able to face current security challenges, which require hard work and discipline, as well as enforcing law firmly and decisively. Tawfik made the remarks on ....

  • 5 tons of unfit salty fish seized in Alexandria

    Date: 2020-08-09 11:32:10 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:31 - ID:8539316

    ALEXABDRIA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Alexandria police seized 5 tons of unfit salty fish during a security crackdown on a factory. Acting upon a tip-off, security forces raided a factory in Borg el Arab area and seized 4,990 tons of salty fish unfit for ....

  • Interior Ministry finalizes security preparations ahead of Senate election

    Date: 2020-08-08 14:49:05 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:44 - ID:8538464

    CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) – The Interior Ministry has finalized preparations required to secure the upcoming Senate election nationwide. Heads of security directorates have checked on security plans aiming at protecting citizens while casting their ....

  • Student arrested for stealing pensioner's e-payment card

    Date: 2020-08-06 07:50:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:12 - ID:8535257

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Security bodies arrested a student for stealthily using an electronic payment card of a pensioner in several purchase operations. The student used the card to buy things - worth EGP 160,000 - from e-shopping ....

  • Attempt to smuggle archaeological, historical coins foiled

    Date: 2020-08-06 06:51:32 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:9 - ID:8535128

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Customs department at Cairo Airport foiled an attempt to smuggle a number of archaeological and historical coins. In a statement on Thursday, the Egyptian Customs Authority said that a passenger coming from Rome was ....

  • Horse race organizers arrested over violating gatherings ban

    Date: 2020-08-06 05:16:11 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:1 - ID:8535115

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Nine people were arrested in Massawiya village in the Upper Egypt city of Luxor over organizing a hose race in violation of the premier's decision banning gatherings over the spread of the coronavirus. They arranged for the ....

  • General prosecution follows up probe into death of Dakahlia housewife

    Date: 2020-08-03 21:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:67 - ID:8532205

    CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - The general prosecution said investigations are underway into the death of a housewife in the Nile Delta governorate of Dakahlia. In a statement on Monday, the monitoring and analysis unit of the prosecutor general's office ....

  • Interior Ministry: 41 arrested over violating building suspension decision

    Date: 2020-08-03 14:27:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:47 - ID:8531912

    CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Security forces arrested on Monday 41 people over violating a decision on suspending construction operations. The Interior Ministry has launched campaigns nationwide to bust violators of the decision, vowing to take strict ....

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