Security and Crime

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  • 32 fugitives arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2016-03-31 18:24:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:106 - ID:4628917

    EL-ARISH, Egypt, March 31 (MENA) – Security forces in North Sinai on Thursday arrested 32 fugitives wanted over different cases. The arrests were made during campaigns aiming at enforcing law and order in the governorate, a security source said. ....

  • Airport authorities abort attempt by passenger to smuggle 700 Tramadol tablets

    Date: 2016-03-31 12:48:53 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:66 - ID:4626389

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Cairo airport authorities managed on Thursday to foil an attempt by an Egyptian passenger to smuggle 700 Tramadol tablets to Jordan. A source at the airport said legal measures were taken against the passenger who was due ....

  • Algerian Interior min. leaves Cairo

    Date: 2016-03-31 11:34:40 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:50 - ID:4625313

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Algerian Interior Minister Noureddine Badawi left here Thursday for home, wrapping up a three-day visit to Cairo where he met with a number of Egyptian officials. During his visit, the Algerian minister met with his ....

  • Egypt, Germany discuss anti-terrorism fight

    Date: 2016-03-30 20:50:02 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:107 - ID:4621941

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) – Egypt's Interior Minister Magdi Abdel-Ghafar held a meeting Wednesday with German Counterpart Thomas de Maizière to discuss cooperation and efforts to combat terrorism. During the meeting, Abdel-Ghafar called for ....

  • Military spokesman: 3 dangerous terrorists killed in Sheikh Zuweid

    Date: 2016-03-30 11:36:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:36 - ID:4617361

    CAIRO, March 25 (MENA) – Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir said that three dangerous terrorists were killed in Sheikh Zuweid city in North Sinai. In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesman said that while the 2nd Field Army forces were patrolling ....

  • Court refers three drug dealers to grand mufti

    Date: 2016-03-30 11:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:33 - ID:4617901

    ZAGAZIG, March 30 (MENA) - Zagazig criminal court referred on Wednesday the papers of three drug dealers to the grand mufti seeking his opinion on their death sentence. The three defendants face charges of possessing narcotics and weapons, ....

  • Int'l security standards applied on hijacker before leaving Alexandria: ministry

    Date: 2016-03-29 19:32:28 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:122 - ID:4614105

    CAIRO, March 29 (MENA) – Egypt's Interior Ministry asserted on Tuesday that EgyptAir's plane hijacker passed through security checks in accordance with the relevant international standards before boarding the plane in Alexandria. In a statement, ....

  • Plane hijacker wanted in fraud, forgery cases

    Date: 2016-03-29 11:40:29 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:61 - ID:4610813

    CAIRO, March 29 (MENA) – Initial reports revealed that the man who hijacked an Egyptian plane and forced it to land in Cyprus is wanted for charges of fraud and forgery. The reports said the whole operation was political not terrorist and was ....

  • Top auditor's remarks about corruption bill inaccurate: Prosecution

    Date: 2016-03-28 19:40:31 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:104 - ID:4606637

    CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) – Remarks by Egypt's top auditor about the loss of billions of pounds last year due to corruption were inaccurate, the investigations of the Supreme State Security Prosecution have revealed. Earlier, head of the ....

  • Bodies of 7 Egyptians killed in Jordan crash arrive home

    Date: 2016-03-28 11:08:13 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:41 - ID:4602477

    CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - Bodies of the seven Egyptian workers who were killed in a car crash in Jordan arrived at Cairo International Airport Monday. The Egyptian workers from Fayyoum governorate were killed in a crash involving a microbus and a ....

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