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Interior Ministry: General Essam Saad appointed Ismailia security director
Date: 2016-10-24 09:44:51 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:23 - ID:5827489
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghafar on Monday appointed General Essam Saad as security director of Ismailia governorate in succession of General Ali el Azazi who was moved to the ministry's headquarters. The minister also ....
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3 officers, 11 policemen held over jailbreak incident at Ismailia prison
Date: 2016-10-23 14:56:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:59 - ID:5823017
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 23 (MENA) - The Public Prosecution in Ismailia decided to imprison 3 policemen and 11 security officers for four days pending investigations over gross dereliction of duty in the jailbreak incident, which took place in Ismailia ....
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Interior minister vows to prevent chaos, acts of sabotage
Date: 2016-10-23 14:52:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:58 - ID:5822345
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar on Sunday said the country's security bodies would not allow -under any circumstances - any attempts to spread chaos and sabotage acts while the Egyptian state is advancing at a steady ....
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74 people arrested over illegal currency exchange
Date: 2016-10-22 15:49:29 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:5817909
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) – About 74 people were arrested during the past week over illegal currency exchange charges. The security forces seized about 500,000 dollars and EGP 12 million with the suspects. (MENA) M A A/M N E ....
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Cocaine smuggling attempt thwarted
Date: 2016-10-22 14:28:02 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:55 - ID:5817717
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) – Egypt’s Anti-Narcotics General Administration thwarted an attempt of smuggling 3.5kg of cocaine into the country. A citizen, 30, was accused of smuggling narcotics into the country using parcels delivered via mail. He ....
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Arab security officials urge criminalizing extremism discourse
Date: 2016-10-22 10:37:24 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:32 - ID:5815873
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Participants in the 19th Arab conference of officials responsible for fighting terrorism urged criminalizing extremism discourse. Participants in the conference also called for developing educational curriculum for the ....
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6 members of MB armed movement arrested in Damietta
Date: 2016-10-22 10:06:07 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:27 - ID:5815617
CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Security bodies of the Interior Ministry arrested six members of the Brotherhood armed movement in Damietta governorate, with weapons and ammunition in their possession. Investigations revealed that leaderships at the ....
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Jailbreak attempt foiled in Ismailia; Passerby killed, 2 policemen injured - ministry
Date: 2016-10-21 15:15:29 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:42 - ID:5812461
CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry said Friday an attempt by prisoners to escape from a central prison in Ismailia was foiled. A statement by the ministry reported that a passerby was killed, and two policemen, including an officer were ....
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3 policemen kiled, injured in Arish blast
Date: 2016-10-21 14:39:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:41 - ID:5812477
CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) - Two policeman were killed on Friday in a bomb explosion in Arish city of North Sinai. The blast also left a conscript wounded, an official at the Interior Ministry's media office said in a statement. A roadside bomb ....
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Egyptian airports' security measures stepped up under ICAO standards - official
Date: 2016-10-21 09:51:33 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:21 - ID:5810617
CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) – A plan for securing airports nationwide is almost finalized in line with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Egyptian assistant interior minister said. Under directives of Interior ....