Security and Crime

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  • Cairo police arrest three-strong gang on fraud charges

    Date: 2018-04-28 16:42:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:72 - ID:7373763

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - A three-strong gang was arrested Saturday in Cairo on charges of fraud. Disguising themselves as policemen, the three thieves stopped two African nationals at the Azbakeya district of Cairo and swindled them out of their ....

  • 15 acquitted of Satanism charges in Alexandria

    Date: 2018-04-28 16:17:22 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:66 - ID:7373769

    ALEXANDRIA, April 28 (MENA) - The Alexandria Criminal Court acquitted 15 male and female youths on Saturday of Satanism charges. The case dated back to April 2017, when the police were tipped off about a group of youths had been holding orgy ....

  • Two persons accused of illegal forex trading in Beheira

    Date: 2018-04-28 15:47:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:61 - ID:7373491

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Two people have been charged with illegal trading in foreign currencies. The pair, a father and a son, are believed to misuse an export and import business in Kafr el Dawwar, Beheira, for their unlawful activities. The ....

  • 11 social media accounts closed for inciting violence

    Date: 2018-04-25 15:16:39 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:54 - ID:7369330

    CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry's communications and information technology sector announced on Wednesday that 11 personal accounts and pages on social media sites were closed over inciting violence. The move falls within the ....

  • Egypt participates in conf. for combating funding terror in Paris

    Date: 2018-04-25 09:19:04 GMT - France - Security and Crime - SN:22 - ID:7368625

    PARIS, April 25 (MENA) - The activities of a conference for combating terror funding was launched on Wednesday in Paris at the level of experts and with the participation of 70 countries including Egypt along with 20 specialized regional and ....

  • Fire in Aswan put off, 6-member family rescued

    Date: 2018-04-24 22:01:49 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:113 - ID:7368340

    ASWAN, Egypt, April 24 (MENA) - Firefighters on Tuesday extinguished a fire that erupted at a house in Aswan's Edfu district. A six-member family was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital to receive treatment from the injuries they sustained as ....

  • Alexandria governor, Chinese diplomat visit injured of car accident

    Date: 2018-04-24 20:46:05 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:107 - ID:7368251

    ALEXANDRIA, April 24 (MENA) – Alexandria Governor Mohamed Sultan and Chinese Consul General in Alexandria Xu Nanshan on Tuesday visited eight Chinese nationals, who were injured in a head-on collision on Cairo-Alexandria desert road. The ....

  • Attempt to smuggle $20,000 foiled at Cairo airport

    Date: 2018-04-24 17:10:39 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:87 - ID:7367816

    CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - The security department at Cairo International Airport thwarted on Tuesday an attempt to smuggle 20,000 dollars from the country. Another passenger was arrested with 19 Tramadol pills in his possession. He was on an ....

  • Security forces in Sharqiya arrested fugitive who escaped prison during January 2011

    Date: 2018-04-23 15:02:33 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:59 - ID:7365872

    CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) – Security forces in Sharqiya governorate arrested on Monday a fugitive who escaped prison during the incidents that took place in January 2011. Fikri, 58, was in prison over a number of charges including drug dealing and ....

  • Attempt by 21 people to infiltrate into Libya foiled

    Date: 2018-04-20 16:17:36 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:47 - ID:7360794

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, April 20 (MENA) - Security authorities in Matrouh foiled on Friday an attempt by 21 people to infiltrate into Libya. They would-be infiltrators have been referrred to the prosecution. (MENA) M S E/A H E ....

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