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Security and Crime
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4 people arrested, weapons in their possession
Date: 2018-01-27 13:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:39 - ID:7213107
CAIRO, Jan 27 (MENA) - Security bodies Saturday arrested four outlaws, including two fugitives, with weapons and ammunition in their possession. Investigations located the criminals in an area near Atfeeh police station in Giza district and ....
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Two takfiri elements arrested in N. Sinai -- military spokesman
Date: 2018-01-26 11:00:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:21 - ID:7211440
CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - The law enforcement forces of the Second Field Army in cooperation with the Armed Forces arrested, over the past two days, two takfiri elements in North Sinai, military spokesman Colonel Tamer el Refaei said in a Friday ....
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Bid to smuggle more than 1.25 ton of drugs into Egypt foiled
Date: 2018-01-25 13:53:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:41 - ID:7210299
CAIRO, Jan 25 (MENA) - Security forces thwarted Thursday an attempt to smuggle more than 1.25 tons of hashish into Egypt. Based on a tip-off, a narcotics gang was arrested, with the seized amounts of hashish in their possession in three ....
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Director of Arab satellite channel arrested for unauthorized airing
Date: 2018-01-24 10:30:56 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:33 - ID:7208126
CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - A director of an Arab satellite channel has been arrested for running the channel without a permit. Mohamed N. H. is also accused of airing Egyptian media material in violation of law. The arrestee also manages a ....
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Interior Ministry: Six terrorists killed in Arish
Date: 2018-01-23 17:03:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:77 - ID:7207206
CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that six terrorists were killed in a shootout with police forces in Arish, North Sinai. The terrorists were plotting to carry out terrorist operations on the Police Day, the ministry ....
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Dangerous criminal killed in shootout with police in Qena
Date: 2018-01-21 14:54:16 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:82 - ID:7203169
CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - A dangerous criminal was killed Sunday in a shootout with police forces in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, a security source said. Speaking to MENA, the source said Ashraf F., 50, was involved in smuggling ....
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Attempt to illegally excavate for antiquities in Aswan foiled
Date: 2018-01-20 22:46:19 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:77 - ID:7201888
ASWAN, Egypt, Jan 20 (MENA) - Tourism and antiquities police thwarted Saturday an attempt to excavate for antiquities inside three houses in the villages of Kom Ombo in Aswan governorate. The security forces, after receiving a tip-off, raided ....
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Security measures stepped up around churches in Alex. on Epiphany feast
Date: 2018-01-18 08:46:56 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:12 - ID:7197122
ALEXANDRIA, Jan 18 (MENA) - Security measures were stepped up around churches in Alexandria governorate on the occasion of the Coptic Epiphany. Metal barriers were erected around the churches and their surroundings. Traffic has been redirected to ....
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Attempt to smuggle 18 tons of subsidized, local medicines foiled
Date: 2018-01-17 16:36:36 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:75 - ID:7196438
CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Alexandria port police have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 18 tons of subsidized and locally-produced medicines abroad. Investigations showed that a pharmaceutical company, located in the 10th of Ramadan city, has exported ....
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Attempt to smuggle 31 ancient coins foiled
Date: 2018-01-16 15:40:29 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:78 - ID:7194342
CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Cairo airport authorities foiled Tuesday a bid to smuggle 22 ancient coins that date back to Sultan Hussein Kamel era. The seized ancient pieces were in the possession of a passenger, who was travelling to Canada. On the ....
