Security and Crime

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  • Interior Ministry: 17 terrorists gunned down in shootout with policemen in Arish

    Date: 2020-02-11 16:33:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:62 - ID:8307830

    CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Seventeen terrorist elements were killed in an exchange of fire with police forces in Obeidat district in Arish, North Sinai, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry added that a tip-off provided ....

  • Security source denies arrest of Italian national

    Date: 2020-02-09 05:44:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:1 - ID:8303561

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - A security source denied on Sunday media reports talking about the arrest of an Italian national. The source stressed that the arrested man was an Egyptian and was identified as Patrick George Michel Zaki Soliman. The ....

  • Police arrest 2 drug dealers in Qalyubia governorate

    Date: 2020-02-08 18:35:39 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:40 - ID:8303233

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Police forces on Saturday rounded up two criminals in Qalyubia for manufacturing large quantities of Strox for distribution purposes. The drug dealers were caught in Shubra El Kheima district with 14 kilograms Strox, one ....

  • Two drug dealers arrested in Suez

    Date: 2020-02-08 14:46:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:32 - ID:8303096

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Police forces on Saturday arrested two criminals in Suez city over drug trafficking. The two were apprehended with 650 kilograms of cannabis (bango) in possession. All legal procedures against the two were taken. ....

  • Attempt to smuggle ancient coins at Rafah crossing foiled

    Date: 2020-02-06 22:14:51 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:85 - ID:8301283

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) – Customs officers at Rafah border crossing, in cooperation with security bodies, foiled an attempt to smuggle ancient coins. An official from the customs department said customs officers were suspicious of a Palestinian ....

  • El Shater's daughter, 5 others remanded in custody for 45 days

    Date: 2020-02-04 21:44:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:75 - ID:8298429

    CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - Giza Criminal Court on Tuesday remanded Aisha el Shater, the daughter of the imprisoned leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Khairat el Shater, and five others in custody for 45 days pending investigations. Aisha and the five ....

  • Overspeed behind Orascom Development CEO death - security source

    Date: 2020-02-03 06:12:44 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:3 - ID:8295596

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - A security source denied on Monday media reports about the reason behind the death of CEO of the Orascom Development Holding company Khaled Bichara. The source stressed that surveillance cameras in the ring road showed that ....

  • Security source denies MB rumors on hunger strike at Scorpion Prison

    Date: 2020-02-01 15:26:11 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:8293704

    CAIRO, Feb 1 (MENA) - A security source denied Saturday reports about a cut in food rations for inmates at Egypt's Scorpion Prison complex due to an economic difficulty. The reports, attributed to a human rights entity and broadcast by a ....

  • 135 prisoners released upon presidential pardon

    Date: 2020-01-31 17:20:22 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:8292757

    CAIRO, Jan 31 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry on Friday released 135 prisoners upon a presidential pardon issued earlier. All necessary measures have been taken by the Ministry's Prisons Sector to free those inmates. The step is part of the ....

  • Two dangerous elements killed in shootout with Assiut police

    Date: 2020-01-30 17:14:21 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:58 - ID:8291632

    CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry on Thursday announced that two highly-dangerous elements were killed in a shootout with Assiut police forces. The two wanted elements were hiding in Dayrout township in the Upper Egyptian ....

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