Security and Crime
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Beggar arrested in Luxor with over EGP 1mn in possession
Date: 2015-12-25 13:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:43 - ID:3992789
CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - A beggar was arrested in Luxor Friday with over EGP one million in his possession. The defendant is wanted for two previous judicial rulings over theft and begging cases. All legal measures were taken and the prosecution ....
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25 fugitives arrested at Cairo airport
Date: 2015-12-25 13:11:30 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:42 - ID:3992589
CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) – Twenty five fugitives have been arrested in a crackdown launched by security forces at Cairo International Airport over the past 24 hours. The arrestees are wanted in various cases, a source said. Reports have been filed ....
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Security measures beefed up ahead of Xmas celebrations
Date: 2015-12-25 11:24:32 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:31 - ID:3991641
SUEZ, Egypt, Dec 25 (MENA) – Suez security and army forces stepped up their presence at churches to secure Suez's celebrations of the Christmas, a security source said on Friday. A comprehensive security plan was drawn up to secure Suez's ....
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Security measures beefed up in Dakahlia during Christmas celebrations
Date: 2015-12-25 11:23:39 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:30 - ID:3992085
MANSOURA, Egypt, Dec 25 (MENA) – Heavy security measures were taken in Dakahlia outside churches, security directorate and vital districts during Christmas celebrations. The security directorate has set a tight plan to secure all vital ....
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Police officer killed, 2 conscripts injured in Arish blast
Date: 2015-12-24 11:23:15 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:3987469
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - A police officer was killed and two conscripts were injured early on Thursday when a bomb exploded on the Arish-Ismailia road. A media official at the Interior Ministry said the roadside bomb was planted by unidentified ....
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Minor reshuffle in security posts
Date: 2015-12-23 17:41:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:46 - ID:3984557
CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) – Interior Minister Magdi Abdul Ghaffar okayed on Wednesday a limited reshuffle among the senior officers of the criminal investigation departments. In exclusive statements to MENA, a high-profile source at the Interior ....
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Security beefed up in Qena ahead of Mawled, Christmas celebrations
Date: 2015-12-22 14:03:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:68 - ID:3977681
QENA, Upper Egypt, Dec 22 (MENA) - Security has been beefed up in Qena ahead of celebrations marking the Mawled el Nabawi (the birth of the Prophet Muhammad of Islam) and Christmas, Qena Security Chief Salah el Din Hassan said on Tuesday. All ....
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Explosive charge defused in Arish
Date: 2015-12-22 13:04:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:58 - ID:3977257
ARISH, Egypt, Dec 22 (MENA) - Bomb disposal experts managed to defuse an explosive charge planted by an unknown person in Assiut Street in Arish, North Sinai, with no casualties reported. The scene was sealed off and the nearby streets were ....
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Interior Ministry on high alert ahead of Christmas
Date: 2015-12-22 12:46:05 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:55 - ID:3976873
CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry is on high alert ahead of Christmas celebrations, which start in Egypt on January 7. Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar held a meeting with his aides to revise security plans set for Christmas ....
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Fire in Khanka police station contained
Date: 2015-12-22 08:30:21 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:16 - ID:3974265
BENHA, Dec 22 (MENA) - Fire set out by prisoners at Khanka police station in Qaliobiya governorate was contained on Tuesday. None of the prisoners managed to escape and they were sent to other prisons until fixing the damage left over by the ....