Security and Crime

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  • 2 Hasm militants killed in shootout with policemen in Wadi El Natroun

    Date: 2017-08-24 11:09:59 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:6959667

    CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Two Hasm militants were killed in a firefight with policemen in Wadi El Natroun. They were accused of manufacturing bombs to carry out terrorist acts in Egypt, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Two ....

  • Attempt to smuggle 426 ancient coins, documents thwarted

    Date: 2017-08-23 16:23:50 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:6958594

    CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) – The Cairo airport authorities has foiled an attempt to smuggle 426 ancient coins, papers, documents and financial bonds that date back to the Alawiyya dynasty era, head of the airport's central agency of archaeological units ....

  • 102 prisoners to be pardoned on revolution anniversary

    Date: 2017-08-23 11:26:03 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:6958039

    CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - As many as 102 prisoners will be pardoned in line with a presidential decree issued to mark the anniversary of the July 23 revolution. Another 109 inmates will be released on parole. (MENA) M A E/A S E ....

  • Interior minister pledges to continue fighting terrorism, outlaws

    Date: 2017-08-22 20:31:34 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:82 - ID:6957325

    CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar on Tuesday pledged to continue efforts exerted by the Interior Ministry to fight terrorism and crack down on outlaws. The ministry will continue pursuing outlaws, terrorists and ....

  • Giza police arrest gang accused of human organ trafficking

    Date: 2017-08-22 18:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:73 - ID:6957132

    GIZA, Aug 22 (MENA) - Giza police have arrested a gang accused of human organ trafficking. The gang includes three doctors, four nurses and three workers at hospitals, plus two brokers. The gang was arrested while conducting a surgery to ....

  • Two gangsters arrested over illegally passing incoming int'l calls

    Date: 2017-08-22 12:42:16 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:45 - ID:6956510

    CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian communications police arrested two gang members over charges of illegally passing incoming international calls, causing EGP 31 million in estimated financial losses to Telecom Egypt company. The information ....

  • Interior Ministry deletes 4 accounts involved in cybercrimes

    Date: 2017-08-21 15:08:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:6954934

    CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA)- Information and communications technology officers launched a major campaign to prevent cyber crimes, blackmailing and monitor pages on social media platforms that incite violence. The campaign managed to access and shut ....

  • Tourism, antiquities police seize 4,500 artifacts inside house in Beni Suef

    Date: 2017-08-21 14:09:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:58 - ID:6955128

    BENI SUEF, Upper Egypt, Aug 21 (MENA) - Security bodies in Beni Suef managed to seize about 4,500 artifacts inside a house occupied by two persons. Secret investigations revealed that the two persons own antiquities in their house for ....

  • 3 arrested for possessing drugs in N. Sinai

    Date: 2017-08-21 08:31:06 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:10 - ID:6954172

    ARISH, Aug 21 (MENA) - Within the framework of a security campaign, security bodies in North Sinai arrested three people, aged 22-24, for possessing drugs. They were arrested while carrying five kilograms of hashish and three kilograms of bango, ....

  • Matrouh security forces foil attempt by 36 persons to sneak into Libya

    Date: 2017-08-20 06:03:29 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:3 - ID:6952563

    MARSA MATROUH, Aug 20 (MENA) - Matrouh security forces foiled an attempt by 36 persons to infiltrate into Libya via desert routes in Salloum. The infiltrators include six Africans, including two Sudanese and four Eritreans. An investigation ....

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