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  • 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 ....

  • Tourist killed, 12 injured when balloon fell down in Luxor

    Date: 2018-01-05 08:32:04 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:12 - ID:7175456

    LUXOR, Egypt, Jan 5 (MENA) - A female tourist was killed and 12 others were injured when a balloon fell down in Luxor on Friday morning due to bad weather. Luxor security director received a report that the accident took place when the balloon ....

  • Security source denies rumor by terrorist MB

    Date: 2018-01-05 08:17:12 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:10 - ID:7175443

    CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - A security source on Friday denied rumors that were spread by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group that a quarrel between political detainees and criminal inmates in Kerdasa police station in Giza left some people ....

  • Interior Ministry says illegal practices never be tolerated

    Date: 2018-01-04 15:27:11 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:47 - ID:7174569

    CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) – Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar said Thursday police would never tolerate illegal activities that might endanger social peace and tranquility. Addressing a meeting to review security plans on the Eastern Christmas, ....

  • Coffee shop shooter in Fayyoum village held in custody pending investigation

    Date: 2018-01-04 13:56:51 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:36 - ID:7174307

    FAYYOUM, Egypt, Jan 4 (MENA) - A coffee shop shooter in a village in Fayyoum south west of Cairo has been remanded in custody for four days pending investigations. The prosecution's decision to this effect came after the young man, who is in his ....

  • 4 Takfiris killed in central Sinai - military spokesman

    Date: 2018-01-04 08:55:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:8 - ID:7173685

    CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - Law enforcement forces of the Third Field Army in cooperation with the Air Forces killed over the past few days two dangerous Takfiri elements and arrested two others in central Sinai, Military Spokesman Tamer el Refaie ....

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