Security and Crime

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  • Badrashin terrorist cell contacted Daesh, monitored church, police checkpoints

    Date: 2018-05-07 11:52:53 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:33 - ID:7387336

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Egypt's High State Security Prosecution on Monday revealed that the so-called Badrashin terrorist cell which was involved in killing five policemen had monitored security checkpoints and a church in the southern Giza district ....

  • Dangerous criminal killed in clashes with security forces in Qena

    Date: 2018-05-06 18:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:75 - ID:7386720

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - A dangerous criminal was killed Sunday in a firefight with security forces in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena. Sharaf el Din Hegazy, 35, was sentenced to 48 years in jail on charges of murder, forced robbery and ....

  • Fire at Chest Diseases Hospital put out, no injuries reported

    Date: 2018-05-06 10:12:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:19 - ID:7385615

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - Director of the Civil Protection Forces General Alaa Abdel Zaher said firefighters have successfully put out the fire that broke out at Abbassiyah Chest Diseases Hospital, with no casualties being reported. In statements to ....

  • Attempt to smuggle amount of foreign currency into Egypt foiled

    Date: 2018-05-04 21:51:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:86 - ID:7383919

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) – Cairo airport customs foiled on Friday an attempt to smuggle an amount of foreign currency into Egypt. In statements, an official source at the customs department said a passenger coming from Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, was ....

  • US passenger arrested with drugs at Cairo airport

    Date: 2018-05-04 19:07:53 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:77 - ID:7383833

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Cairo airport customs in cooperation with the drug enforcement administration thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs into the country on Friday. The drugs were seized in possession of a US passenger coming from Spain, ....

  • Interior Ministry: 3 suspects involved in killing police sergeant in Qalyubia killed

    Date: 2018-05-03 22:51:01 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:98 - ID:7382679

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Ministry of Interior said Thursday three of the suspects involved in the killing of a police sergeant in Qalyubia governorate were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces. In a statement, the ministry explained ....

  • Trial of Hassan Malek, another 23 MB members delayed to Sunday

    Date: 2018-05-03 14:47:24 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:55 - ID:7382019

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - The Higher State Security Criminal Court put off to Sunday the trial of Muslim Brotherhood leader Hassan Malek, his son and businessman Abdel Rahman Seoudi along with 21 other defendants. Malek and other defendants face ....

  • Cairo police arrest three-strong gang on fraud charges

    Date: 2018-04-28 16:42:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:72 - ID:7373763

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - A three-strong gang was arrested Saturday in Cairo on charges of fraud. Disguising themselves as policemen, the three thieves stopped two African nationals at the Azbakeya district of Cairo and swindled them out of their ....

  • 15 acquitted of Satanism charges in Alexandria

    Date: 2018-04-28 16:17:22 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:66 - ID:7373769

    ALEXANDRIA, April 28 (MENA) - The Alexandria Criminal Court acquitted 15 male and female youths on Saturday of Satanism charges. The case dated back to April 2017, when the police were tipped off about a group of youths had been holding orgy ....

  • Two persons accused of illegal forex trading in Beheira

    Date: 2018-04-28 15:47:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:61 - ID:7373491

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Two people have been charged with illegal trading in foreign currencies. The pair, a father and a son, are believed to misuse an export and import business in Kafr el Dawwar, Beheira, for their unlawful activities. The ....

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