Security and Crime

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  • 4 persons remanded in custody pending probe into hot air balloon crash in Luxor

    Date: 2018-01-08 13:31:42 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:60 - ID:7180504

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Jan 8 (MENA) - Luxor District Court has ordered that the four persons responsible of the crash of the hot air balloon in el Bar el Gharby be remanded in custody for 15 days pending investigations. The perpetrators include the ....

  • Retrial of Morsi, MB leaders in espionage case delayed to Jan 17

    Date: 2018-01-08 13:30:10 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:59 - ID:7180154

    CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Cairo Criminal Court in a Monday's session, under Counselor Mohammed Sherin Fahmy, adjourned to January 17 the retrial of 22 terrorist Muslim Brotherhood leaders and members, including former president Mohamed Morsi, on spy ....

  • Qalyubia security chief denies car bomb attack

    Date: 2018-01-06 18:07:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:55 - ID:7177944

    BANHA, Egypt, Jan 6 (MENA) - Qalyubia security chief Maj. Gen. Ehab Khairat denied Saturday reports that a booby-trapped car stormed a security checkpoint in the governorate. "The security situation is stable in the governorate", he told MENA in ....

  • Forensic medical report of slain Moqattam prisoner not issued yet - official source

    Date: 2018-01-06 16:34:44 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:46 - ID:7177737

    CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Forensic Medicine Authority has not yet issued a report on the death cause of a prisoner at a police station in Moqattam district in Cairo, an official source told MENA Saturday. A panel was formed upon directives of ....

  • Security intensified at churches in Gharbia

    Date: 2018-01-06 14:36:47 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:39 - ID:7177465

    TANTA, Egypt, Jan 6 (MENA) - The head of Gharbia security directorate said Saturday that the directorate has completed its security measures to secure Christmas celebrations. In a press statements, he underlined that the Rapid Deployment Forces ....

  • N. Sinai raises state of readiness ahead of Christmas

    Date: 2018-01-06 12:47:22 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:34 - ID:7177274

    AL ARISH, Egypt, Jan 6 (MENA) - North Sinai governorate raised the state of readiness to the highest level on the occasion of Christmas. A main operation room at the governorate was formed and connected to central operation rooms of the cities' so ....

  • Security intensified ahead of Christmas celebrations

    Date: 2018-01-06 12:44:39 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:33 - ID:7177350

    CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Armed forces and police have step up the presence of their elements to secure Christmas celebrations. In a statement, the armed forces said security intensified at state institutions and places of worship to secure the ....

  • Alex. police on alert ahead of Christmas celebrations

    Date: 2018-01-06 07:58:51 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:11 - ID:7176829

    ALEXANDRIA, Jan 6 (MENA) - Alexandria police are on high alert ahead of Christmas celebrations. Barriers have been placed around churches and detours have been made as part of a security plan in the Mediterranean city. Metal detectors have ....

  • Mokattam police station protesters arrested -- Security source

    Date: 2018-01-06 05:39:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:2 - ID:7176702

    CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - A source with Cairo Security Directorate said that some protesters at al Mokattam police station were arrested after trying to storm the facility. In statements, he added that they have hurled stones at security forces and ....

  • Interior Ministry closes five Facebook pages for inciting violence

    Date: 2018-01-05 14:04:26 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:7175927

    CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry's Communications and Information Technology Sector announced on Friday that five Facebook pages were closed for inciting violence against state institutions and citizens. In a statement, the sector ....

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