Security and Crime

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  • Four social interaction pages shut down over instigating violence

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:29:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:22 - ID:7032224

    CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry has shut down four social interaction pages for inciting acts of violence and sabotage against State buildings. The move comes as part of efforts by the security department's telecommunications and ....

  • Drug trafficker killed in Red Sea

    Date: 2017-10-08 22:07:34 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:85 - ID:7030113

    HURGHADA, Oct 8 (MENA) - A drug trafficker was killed Sunday during an attempt to smuggle 150 kg of Heroin. The drug shipment came from Yemen and entered the country via the shores of south Shalateen. The attempt was foiled by the southern Upper ....

  • Security, traffic measures beefed up to secure Word Cup celebrations - Interior Minister

    Date: 2017-10-08 21:36:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:82 - ID:7030090

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar issued directives Sunday to beef up security and traffic measures nationwide to secure the Egyptian people's celebrations after the national football team snatched a seat at the 2018 FIFA ....

  • Suez assistant security director killed in road accident in Suez

    Date: 2017-10-08 18:02:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:67 - ID:7029713

    SUEZ, Egypt, Oct 7 (MENA) – Suez Assistant Security Director Mostafa Genidi and two non-commissioned officers were killed Sunday in a road accident in Suez. The accident occurred when a police vehicle overturned on the Suez-Cairo highway. ....

  • Assistant interior minister inspects Borg el Arab stadium ahead of Egypt-Congo match

    Date: 2017-10-08 12:01:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:26 - ID:7028893

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - Assistant Interior Minister for Special Forces General Alaa el Degwi and Director General of the Public Traffic Department General Esmat al Ashqar on Sunday inspected highways leading to Borg el Arab Stadium where a crucial ....

  • Military spokesman: Dangerous Takfiri element arrested in central Sinai

    Date: 2017-10-08 10:13:55 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:17 - ID:7028786

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - A very dangerous Takfiri element was arrested over attempting to destroy equipment of a company carrying out development works in central Sinai. In a statement on Sunday, Military Spokesman Tamer Refai said the arrest falls ....

  • Fire in administrative building at Cairo Airport due to short circuit

    Date: 2017-10-08 07:46:05 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:9 - ID:7028513

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - A security source at the Interior Ministry said that a fire that broke out on Sunday in an administrative building at Cairo Airport was probably due to a short circuit. In statements to MENA, the source said that the final ....

  • 14 Hasm militants arrested - Interior Ministry

    Date: 2017-10-07 17:39:01 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:54 - ID:7028156

    CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry said Saturday 14 militants of Hasm Movement (an armed group affiliated with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood) were arrested before carrying out plots to hit police headquarters. Information collected ....

  • Man accused of shooting dead policeman killed in shootout with police

    Date: 2017-10-05 16:50:49 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:7025265

    CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry said Thursday that a man accused of shooting dead a policeman in Assiut Governorate has been killed in a shootout with police forces. Ahmed Hosni Hamadallah, 31, wounded a policeman before he was killed ....

  • Police crack down on Samalout Police station attackers

    Date: 2017-10-05 11:59:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:7024876

    CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - Perpetrators of September's Samalout police station attack were arrested on Thursday after a fire exchange with security forces in Minya. On September 29, two defendants opened fire at a security unit affiliated to Samalout ....

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