Security and Crime

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  • 3 policemen killed, wounded in shootout with criminals in Qena

    Date: 2018-04-10 09:45:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:17 - ID:7342256

    QENA, Upper Egypt, April 10 (MENA) - A police officer was killed and another wounded in a shootout with some criminals in Hamradom district of Nagaa Hamadi. A conscript was also injured in the exchange of fire that occurred during a security ....

  • Fire in Alexandria's Moharam Bek controlled

    Date: 2018-04-09 22:50:44 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:78 - ID:7341900

    CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - A fire that erupted in Alexandria's Moharam Bek district earlier on Monday has been put under control, a security source said. The fire broke out at a wooden wagon used for preparing ready-made food in the downtown area of ....

  • Security source denies attempt to place explosive charge inside church

    Date: 2018-04-08 22:57:36 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:105 - ID:7340577

    CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - A security source denied Sunday night news reports that an unknown person tried to place an explosive charge inside St. Paul Church in El-Obour city. Such reports are entirely baseless, the source underlined. The ....

  • Over 700 kg of spoiled fish seized in Minya

    Date: 2018-04-08 15:27:50 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:62 - ID:7340064

    MINYA, Egypt, April 8 (MENA) – The Supply Investigation Department in Minya governorate had confiscated large quantities of rotten salted fish before being sold in markets during the spring holiday of Sham el Nessim. The seizure comes as part of ....

  • Security measures stepped up to secure places of worship

    Date: 2018-04-08 14:30:09 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:53 - ID:7339959

    CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - Security leaderships across the country inspected security measures to secure places of worship and vital facilities, as well as security posts. Directors of security departments in various governorates stressed the ....

  • Security forces seize 112 weapons in possession of 100 suspects

    Date: 2018-04-07 13:46:44 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:7338222

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Security forces seized 112 weapons in the possession of 100 suspects. This came during security campaigns across the country. The weapons found in the possession of the suspects include 3 machine guns, 10 automatic ....

  • 294 transgressions on state-owned lands, Nile river removed

    Date: 2018-04-07 13:13:22 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:32 - ID:7338176

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Security forces removed 294 transgressions on state-owned lands and Nile river as part of a security campaign to re-take usurped state lands and clear encroachments on Nile river. The campaign, launched upon orders of ....

  • Cairo security chief checks on troops securing churches during Easter

    Date: 2018-04-07 12:35:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:29 - ID:7337984

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Cairo security chief Khaled Abdel Aal checked on troops in charge of securing churches during the Easter celebrations. Abdel Aal inspected Saturday security services outside Abbasiya's St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral ....

  • 3 dangerous elements killed in shootout with Ismailia police

    Date: 2018-04-05 14:34:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:29 - ID:7334947

    CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - Three dangerous elements were killed in a gun battle with Ismailia police. Ismailia security forces raided El Sehr wel Gamal area, located along Ismailia's borders with Sharqiya governorate, to bust drug traffickers and ....

  • Editor-in-chief of news website arrested over violations

    Date: 2018-04-04 12:08:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:7333006

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Police arrested the editor-in-chief of Masr al Arabia news website for running the media outlet without having a license, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry on Wednesday. The 56-year-old man faces charges of ....

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