Security and Crime

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  • Interior Ministry denies blocking Al Wahat road by some policemen

    Date: 2016-02-21 06:25:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:6 - ID:4356329

    CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry denied on Sunday news reports that a number of policemen have blocked el Wahat road in Sixth of October city earlier in the day. These are groundless reports, a source at the ministry's Information ....

  • MB member tries to escape prison wearing niqab in Sharqiya

    Date: 2016-02-20 18:00:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:95 - ID:4355057

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) – The Prosecution ordered on Saturday to remand a Muslim Brotherhood element in custody for four days pending investigations after attempting to escape from imprisonment wearing a niqab (face veil) in ....

  • Interior minister allows inmate to attend his wife funeral

    Date: 2016-02-20 15:40:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:75 - ID:4353481

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar approved Saturday allowing a prisoner to attend his wife's funeral in Sharqia. The inmate, 56, submitted a request to Sharqia Security Chief Hassan Yousef asking to attend the ....

  • Interior minister vows to punish policemen abusing their powers

    Date: 2016-02-20 12:23:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:42 - ID:4351677

    CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar vowed to bring to justice any policeman who abuses his power and violates the citizens' rights. During a meeting Saturday with his aides and security leaderships, he said the ministry ....

  • Policeman accused of killing citizen in Cairo in custody for 4 days

    Date: 2016-02-19 23:04:08 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:90 - ID:4349705

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) – The Public Prosecution ordered on Friday to remand a police sergeant in custody for four days pending investigations into charges of killing a van driver in Cairo's Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district. The sergeant faces charges of ....

  • Interior Ministry not to protect any violating policemen - senior official told MENA

    Date: 2016-02-19 13:09:32 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:47 - ID:4346809

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry does not protect any violator in police, a senior official told MENA on Friday. Assistant Interior Minister for Media and Public Relations Sector Maj. Gen. Abu Bakr Abdul Karim said that the ministry ....

  • Bomb hoax reported in Behira

    Date: 2016-02-19 09:56:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:26 - ID:4345853

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Feb 19 (MENA) - A bomb-like object was found Friday on the desert road in Behira. The object sparked panic among citizens, prompting authorities to summon a bomb disposal squad but it turned out to be a hoax. (MENA) M I E/A S ....

  • Gharbia police chief inspects security situation in Tanta

    Date: 2016-02-19 09:52:31 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:24 - ID:4345845

    TANTA, Egypt, Feb 19 (MENA) - Gharbia Security chief Nabil Abdel Fattah inspected on Friday the security situation in Tanta city. The security situation is stable across the governorate, he said. Abdel Fattah added that he will not allow ....

  • Blackout in Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah following terrorist attack

    Date: 2016-02-19 06:26:49 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:6 - ID:4344985

    ARISH, Egypt, Feb 19 (MENA) – A terrorist attack that targeted the main electricity line in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah left both North Sinai cities, and nearby towns and villages, in a complete blackout, sources said. Residents in the area ....

  • Interior Ministry says calm restored around Cairo Security Directorate

    Date: 2016-02-19 06:06:09 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:4 - ID:4344961

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) – A state of calmness prevailed again around Cairo Security Directorate, the security media center officer said. Last night, a number of citizens gathered around the directorate on the backdrop of the killing of a driver by a ....

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