Security and Crime

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  • Pilgrims depart Jeddah, Medina to return back to Egypt

    Date: 2017-09-09 15:43:58 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:44 - ID:6982281

    CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Assistant of Minister of Interior and Head of Pilgrimage Mission General Amr Lotfy said Saturday that Egyptian pilgrims continue to return back home coming from the Saudi cities of Jeddah and Medina. Lotfy explained in ....

  • Assistant interior minister inspects conditions of prisoners

    Date: 2017-09-09 13:58:03 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:6981937

    CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Assistant Minister for the Prisons Sector Mostafa Shehata on Saturday paid a visit to Al-Marg prison to review and evaluate security plans on the ground under directives of Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar. As well, ....

  • Security forces detain drug gang in Menoufia

    Date: 2017-09-08 16:10:21 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:79 - ID:6980972

    CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Menoufia security directorate detained Friday three suspects who formed an armed gang specialized in selling illegal drugs in the village of Ad Dababyah, Berkat el Sabaa town, Menoufia governorate. Security forces managed ....

  • 2 killed, 2 wounded in accident on Ras Ghareb-Zaafrana road

    Date: 2017-09-08 15:59:13 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:77 - ID:6980977

    HURGHADA, Sept 8 (MENA) - Two children were killed and their parents were wounded Friday in an accident on Ras Ghareb-Zaafrana road. Two ambulances rushed to the scene and the injured were taken to Ras Ghareb hospital. The prosecution was ....

  • Two highly dangerous takfiris detained in central Sinai, says military spokesman

    Date: 2017-09-08 15:02:58 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:72 - ID:6980891

    CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Third Field Army detained two highly dangerous takfiris in central Sinai, Military Spokesman Colonel Tamer Al Rifai said in a statement on Friday. Al Rifai explained that this comes as part of the continued efforts by ....

  • Farmer arrested in Assuit for manufacturing weapons

    Date: 2017-09-08 14:24:03 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:65 - ID:6980810

    CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Assuit police arrested on Friday a farmer, who runs a workshop for manufacturing weapons. Mahmoud M. R., 29, was nabbed with two locally-made firearms, two bullets and parts of weapons in his possession. He admitted ....

  • Security source: 473 encroachment cases on state-owned lands removed

    Date: 2017-09-08 14:22:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:64 - ID:6980817

    CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Interior launched inspection campaign to remove all the encroachments on the state-owned lands, agricultural lands and Nile River, Security source said Friday. He pointed out that the campaign, according to ....

  • Attempt to smuggle 700 grams of cocaine foiled at Cairo airport

    Date: 2017-09-06 17:19:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:74 - ID:6978048

    CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - Airport authorities foiled on Wednesday an attempt to smuggle 700 grams of cocaine, security sources at Cairo International Airport said. The narcotics were found in an Ecuadorian passenger’s socks and stomach after he was ....

  • Illicit currency trader arrested in Nasr City

    Date: 2017-09-06 10:53:53 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:6977317

    CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - Officers of the General Department of Public Funds Crime's Investigation arrested an illicit currency trader in Cairo's Nasr City district. The 44-year-old man owns a poultry shop and was rounded up over illicit currency ....

  • 4 killed, 6 wounded in car accident on Sohag-Red Sea road

    Date: 2017-09-06 07:15:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:15 - ID:6976845

    SOHAG, Sept 6 (MENA) - Four people were killed and six others wounded in a collision between a car and a pickup on Sohag-Red Sea road. The driver of the car lost control over the steering wheel and rammed into the pickup. The wounded sustained ....

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