Security and Crime

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  • Gang accused in EGP 2mn bank bribery case arrested

    Date: 2017-03-12 15:27:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:59 - ID:6679621

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - Members of a gang led by the head of small-sized projects at a bank have been arrested over bribery accusations. The gang is implicated in accepting an EGP two-million bribe in exchange for allocating and giving loans ....

  • Bid to smuggle 12 mln pills of drugs foiled in Port Said

    Date: 2017-03-11 22:39:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:79 - ID:6675909

    PORT SAID, Egypt, March 11 (MENA) - An attempt to smuggle 12 million pills of Tramadol and Tamol has been foiled at West Port Said port, northeast of Cairo. Acting upon a tip-off, the authorities found the banned drug shipment hidden in a ....

  • Head of Procurement Dept. at Planning Ministry arrested on bribery

    Date: 2017-03-11 15:32:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:52 - ID:6673793

    CAIRO, March 11 (MENA) – The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) has arrested head of the procurement department at the Ministry of Planning over bribery charges. In a statement on Saturday, the authority said the senior official received EGP ....

  • 14 persons restored Egyptian nationality

    Date: 2017-03-11 11:48:24 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:6672913

    CAIRO, March 11 (MENA) - As many as 14 persons have restored their Egyptian nationality, after the approval of Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar. The decision was published in the official gazette. (MENA) N A E/M N E ....

  • 66 wanted persons arrested in N.Sinai

    Date: 2017-03-10 22:50:13 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:70 - ID:6670841

    ARISH, March 10 (MENA) – North Sinai security forces arrested 66 fugitives and wanted people during a security campaign on Friday, a security source said. All legal measures were taken against those arrested, the source added. (MENA) R R N/ ....

  • Five arrested in Qena over possessing weapons, narcotic pills

    Date: 2017-03-10 06:18:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:4 - ID:6666485

    QENA, Upper Egypt, March 10 (MENA) – Security forces in the Upper Egypt governorate of Qena detained five people over their possession of a machine gun, two shotguns and two pistols. Also, 340 narcotic pills and bullets were found on those ....

  • Home-made bomb goes off in Cairo; no casualties

    Date: 2017-03-09 17:27:30 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:91 - ID:6665289

    CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) – A home-made bomb went off on Thursday in Zeitoun neighborhood in northern Cairo, causing no casualties or damage, a security source with the Interior Ministry said. The bomb was placed outside a government insurance and ....

  • Interior min, FM, chief of staff attend annual ceremony of African security cadres

    Date: 2017-03-09 10:48:40 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:34 - ID:6661517

    CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attended on Thursday the annual ceremony of African security cadres. During the ceremony held at the ....

  • 46 wanted people arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2017-03-08 22:51:31 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:103 - ID:6659261

    ARISH, March 8 (MENA) - Security forces in North Sinai on Wednesday arrested 46 fugitives and wanted people who were convicted in different cases. The arrests were made as part of security campaigns against outlaws in North Sinai. All of the ....

  • Senior officer killed, three injured in bomb attack in Arish

    Date: 2017-03-08 22:02:18 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:98 - ID:6659293

    CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) – A senior police officer was killed while another and two soldiers were injured when an improvised explosive device targeted their motorcade in Arish, North Sinai. According to a media official, Colonel Yaser Mohamed Al ....

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