Security and Crime

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  • Canadian security team inspects Cairo airport measures

    Date: 2016-08-09 11:49:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:28 - ID:5398333

    CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) – A committee from the Canadian Civil Aviation Directorate inspected security measures taken to secure passengers, cargo and planes at Cairo airport, especially those heading for Toronto, Canada. The delegation will continue ....

  • Six injured in bomb blast in el Arish

    Date: 2016-08-08 22:10:05 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:99 - ID:5396357

    El ARISH, Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) - One resident and five police conscripts sustained wounds on Monday when a bomb went off in el Arish in North Sinai of Egypt, said security sources. "Unidentified persons planted the explosive charge in Ghernatah ....

  • 3 killed, 4th wounded in car accident in Aswan

    Date: 2016-08-08 19:06:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:86 - ID:5395801

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) – Three people were killed and a fourth was wounded a truck collided with a salon car on Aswan’s western desert road. All relevant medical and legal measures were being taken. (MENA) M A F/R G E ....

  • Matrouh security bodies foil infiltration bid by 51 persons to Libya

    Date: 2016-08-08 12:45:21 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:53 - ID:5392937

    MARSA MATROUH, Aug 8 (MENA) - Security guards in the western military zone in cooperation with the security bodies in Matrouh managed to thwart an infiltration attempt Monday of 51 persons including nine Sudanese and a Syrian to Libya. They were ....

  • Security forces destroy 10 feddans of cannabis in S. Sinai

    Date: 2016-08-08 10:33:07 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:32 - ID:5391981

    CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) – South Sinai security forces seized and destroyed ten feddans planted with cannabis in Abu Rudeis area. The seizure took place during a wide-scale inspection campaign in the governorate to arrest drug dealers and holders of ....

  • Two hard currency black marketeers arrested in Sohag

    Date: 2016-08-08 10:24:19 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:30 - ID:5391793

    CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) – Sohag security forces managed on Monday to seize two persons over serving as hard currency brokers in the black market. The two were arrested with 1.4 million EGP in their possession. During investigations, the two ....

  • Parliament approves amendments to police authority law

    Date: 2016-08-07 17:22:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:61 - ID:5389109

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The House of Representatives approved on Sunday two bills presented by the government to amend some provisions of the Police Authority Law no. 109 of 1971. The new amendments include eight articles. MP Younes el Gaher ....

  • Prosecution renews custody of 8 MB members in Gharbiya over violence charges

    Date: 2016-08-07 16:27:30 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:57 - ID:5389077

    TANTA, Egypt, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Gharbiya prosecution renewed the detention of eight Muslim Brotherhood members for 15 days pending probe over violence incitement charges. The eight had been arrested over charges of inciting riots and violence, ....

  • 2 killed, 14 wounded in Fayyoum, Red Sea governorates

    Date: 2016-08-07 13:45:34 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:40 - ID:5387933

    FAYYOUM/RED SEA, Egypt, Aug 7 (MENA) - One person was killed and three others were wounded after the sides of a well collapsed over them in Fayyoum governorate. Also, six people were wounded in a car accident in the same governorate. They were ....

  • Prisons Sector approves appeal to move prisoner from Tora to Minya prison to facilitate visiting him

    Date: 2016-08-07 12:32:06 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:31 - ID:5387297

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Prisons Sector has approved an appeal raised by a father of one of the prisoners held in Tora prison requesting to move his son to Minya prison to make visits easier to him. This comes within the Interior Ministry’s ....

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