Security and Crime

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  • Bomb kills one, injures another north of Cairo

    Date: 2017-02-09 17:34:44 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:77 - ID:6494585

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Feb 9 (MENA) – An unidentified man was killed and another one injured after an explosive device went off in a rickshaw in Sharqia Governorate, north of Cairo. The injured man had his two legs and his left hand amputated, while ....

  • 127 prisoners pardoned, 83 paroled on Jan 25 revolution anniversary

    Date: 2017-02-09 11:55:18 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:36 - ID:6490845

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry's prison department decided to pardon 127 prisoners on the 65th anniversary of the Police Day and the sixth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution. The prison department also found that 83 inmates are ....

  • PM chairs meeting to follow up development of Egyptian ports’ security system

    Date: 2017-02-08 20:19:25 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:76 - ID:6488717

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Wednesday chaired a meeting to follow up the development of the Egyptian ports’ security system. The meeting was attended by the transport minister, representatives of the ministry of ....

  • 48 tax evasion cases found over past 24 hours

    Date: 2017-02-08 12:22:08 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:41 - ID:6485501

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - As many as 48 tax evasion cases worth more than 941 million pounds have been detected by police over the past 24 hours. Police also detected thirty-one cases of smuggling foreign goods. Also, 37 cars were seized due to ....

  • Worker arrested for counterfeiting int'l brands

    Date: 2017-02-08 10:12:12 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:29 - ID:6484397

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - A worker in a print shop has been arrested for counterfeiting international brands in a workshop in the historic al Moski bazaar area. Acting upon a tip-off, police were able to arrest Ibrahim A. A., 42. He confessed to ....

  • 3 persons arrested for trading in firearms

    Date: 2017-02-08 09:36:11 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:26 - ID:6484325

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Three persons have been arrested for unlicensed trading in firearms. Police received a tip-off that helped them catch Wael M. K., 24, Islam A. M., 27, and Abdel Rahman M. H., 27 with four pistols in their possession. ....

  • Infiltration attempt by 40 people into Libya via Salloum foiled

    Date: 2017-02-07 16:57:25 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:67 - ID:6481589

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Feb 7 (MENA) – Security authorities in Matrouh foiled on Tuesday an attempt by 40 people to sneak into Libya via Salloum. The infiltrators include a Sudanese national, said a security source. All legal procedures were ....

  • Cairo security closes 57 illegal cafes

    Date: 2017-02-07 16:23:59 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:65 - ID:6480861

    CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - Assistant interior minister and Cairo security director major general Khaled Abdel Aal led a wide-scale security campaign against unlicensed coffee shops which cause encroachments on roads and disturb people. The campaign ....

  • Cairo security closes 34 unlicensed cafes

    Date: 2017-02-07 13:01:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:40 - ID:6479161

    CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - Cairo security bodies have launched over the past hours a security a campaign targeting Cairo coffee shops. during the past hours. The campaign, which was launched upon the directives of Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar ....

  • Police arrest gang specialized in handbags theft in Cairo

    Date: 2017-02-07 11:47:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:27 - ID:6478665

    CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - Cairo police on Tuesday arrested a gang specialized in theft of ladies' handbags on public roads. The gang, three men in their twenties, were arrested during a security crackdown in Nasr City and police found in their ....

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