Security and Crime

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  • MB bid to stage public transport strike in Cairo thwarted

    Date: 2016-09-28 06:44:37 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:4 - ID:5673129

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) – A Muslim Brotherhood bid to incite workers at the Public Transport Authority to stage a strike in Cairo has been foiled. MB elements, who work at the authority, tried to recruit other employees to disrupt the traffic ....

  • 44 fugitives, wanted criminals arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2016-09-27 22:10:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:107 - ID:5672709

    ARISH, Egypt, Sept 27 (MENA) - Security forces in North Sinai have arrested 44 fugitives and criminals, who are wanted in different cases. All of the arrestees have been referred to the bodies concerned for interrogation, a security source said ....

  • Security forces thwart illegal immigration attempts by 603 people - Spokesman

    Date: 2016-09-27 10:45:33 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:41 - ID:5668069

    CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) - Egyptian border guards managed to foil illegal immigration attempts by 603 people of various nationalities. In a statement Tuesday, Armed Forces Spokesman Mohamed Samir stressed that border guards exert strenuous efforts ....

  • Air Forces target smugglers at western border

    Date: 2016-09-27 10:28:12 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:5667945

    CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) – Air Force elements staged direct strikes against smuggling gangs during an operation in southwest of Siwa Oasis on the western borders. The smugglers were driving 15 4x4 vehicles in the operation, the Armed Forces ....

  • Sudan foils attempt by 15 foreigners to sneak into Egypt from Northern State

    Date: 2016-09-26 11:48:15 GMT - Sudan - Security and Crime - SN:34 - ID:5662629

    KHARTOUM, Sept 26 (MENA) - The anti-smuggling department in Sudan's Northern State on Monday foiled an attempt by foreigners to sneak into the country en route to Egypt. The infiltrators are 15 persons and include men and women. Commissioner ....

  • Port Said customs authorities foil bid to smuggle banned cold weapons

    Date: 2016-09-25 19:04:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:67 - ID:5659009

    CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) - Customs authorities in Port Said have managed to foil an attempt to smuggle a quantity of cold weapons into the country without a permit in violation of a law on weapons and ammunition. The seized weapons were found inside ....

  • Interior ministry dispatches medical convoys to examine detainees, policemen

    Date: 2016-09-25 18:12:56 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:65 - ID:5658941

    CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry sent medical convoys to examine prisoners at a Cairo prison and policemen at Fayyoum security directorate. Such medical convoys come as part of ongoing efforts by the interior ministry to provide ....

  • Civilian killed, 6 injured in bomb blast in Sheikh Zuweid

    Date: 2016-09-25 12:26:19 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:31 - ID:5656345

    EL ARISH, Egypt, Sept 25 (MENA) - A civilian was killed and six others injured when a bomb went off on the Rafah-Sheikh Zuweid road. The victim and the injured were transferred to el Arish general hospital and the relevant authorities were ....

  • 5 attempts to smuggle cosmetics, used medical equipment in safaga foiled

    Date: 2016-09-24 21:20:46 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:84 - ID:5654293

    CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) – Customs authorities of Safaga port foiled on Saturday five attempts to smuggle cosmetics and used medical equipment, an official source at the customs department said. Earlier, the customs officials suspected a shipment ....

  • Two arrested over involvement in Rosetta boat tragedy

    Date: 2016-09-24 11:38:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:33 - ID:5651105

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Sept 24 (MENA) – A fisherman and his mother were arrested over their embroilment in the recent illegal immigrants boat accident. The two were remanded in custody for four days over involvement in moving the illegal immigrants ....

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