Security and Crime
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Gang arrested over check fraud
Date: 2017-08-24 12:04:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:44 - ID:6959791
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - A gang was arrested over forging a check of EGP1.8 million. It turned out that the name of the man for whom the check was issued was for a man who died in 2000. Two employees at the bank helped a third man to forge the ....
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48 criminals arrested during crackdown in Qena
Date: 2017-08-24 12:01:10 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:43 - ID:6959746
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Forty-eight dangerous criminals and eight fugitives were arrested during a crackdown in the Upper Egypt governorate of Qena. Weapons were also seized during the security campaign launched under directives of Interior ....
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2 Hasm militants killed in shootout with policemen in Wadi El Natroun
Date: 2017-08-24 11:09:59 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:6959667
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Two Hasm militants were killed in a firefight with policemen in Wadi El Natroun. They were accused of manufacturing bombs to carry out terrorist acts in Egypt, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Two ....
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Attempt to smuggle 426 ancient coins, documents thwarted
Date: 2017-08-23 16:23:50 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:6958594
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) – The Cairo airport authorities has foiled an attempt to smuggle 426 ancient coins, papers, documents and financial bonds that date back to the Alawiyya dynasty era, head of the airport's central agency of archaeological units ....
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102 prisoners to be pardoned on revolution anniversary
Date: 2017-08-23 11:26:03 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:6958039
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - As many as 102 prisoners will be pardoned in line with a presidential decree issued to mark the anniversary of the July 23 revolution. Another 109 inmates will be released on parole. (MENA) M A E/A S E ....
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Interior minister pledges to continue fighting terrorism, outlaws
Date: 2017-08-22 20:31:34 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:82 - ID:6957325
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar on Tuesday pledged to continue efforts exerted by the Interior Ministry to fight terrorism and crack down on outlaws. The ministry will continue pursuing outlaws, terrorists and ....
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Giza police arrest gang accused of human organ trafficking
Date: 2017-08-22 18:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:73 - ID:6957132
GIZA, Aug 22 (MENA) - Giza police have arrested a gang accused of human organ trafficking. The gang includes three doctors, four nurses and three workers at hospitals, plus two brokers. The gang was arrested while conducting a surgery to ....
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Two gangsters arrested over illegally passing incoming int'l calls
Date: 2017-08-22 12:42:16 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:45 - ID:6956510
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian communications police arrested two gang members over charges of illegally passing incoming international calls, causing EGP 31 million in estimated financial losses to Telecom Egypt company. The information ....
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Interior Ministry deletes 4 accounts involved in cybercrimes
Date: 2017-08-21 15:08:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:6954934
CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA)- Information and communications technology officers launched a major campaign to prevent cyber crimes, blackmailing and monitor pages on social media platforms that incite violence. The campaign managed to access and shut ....
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Tourism, antiquities police seize 4,500 artifacts inside house in Beni Suef
Date: 2017-08-21 14:09:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:58 - ID:6955128
BENI SUEF, Upper Egypt, Aug 21 (MENA) - Security bodies in Beni Suef managed to seize about 4,500 artifacts inside a house occupied by two persons. Secret investigations revealed that the two persons own antiquities in their house for ....