Security and Crime

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  • Two bombs go off near churches in Zagazig; no casualties reported

    Date: 2015-04-12 21:47:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:128 - ID:2366997

    ZAGAZIG, April 12 (MENA) - Two homemade bombs on Sunday went off in front of the Evangelical Church and the Church of St. Joseph in Zagazig city, Sharqiya governorate. Some cars were partially damaged, but no casualties were reported. A third ....

  • Interior ministry: 5 policemen, 1 civilian killed in Arish police station blast

    Date: 2015-04-12 19:06:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:112 - ID:2366469

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry said Sunday five police men and a civilian were killed in an explosion outside the el Arish Police Station in North Sinai. A truck attempting to storm the police station was warded off by security ....

  • Fraudster businessman case adjourned

    Date: 2015-04-12 10:57:55 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:34 - ID:2362633

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - A Cairo court decided to defer consideration of the request by the Public Prosecutor to freeze assets and money of a fraudster businessman who swindled millions out of victims in upper Egyptian cities. Ahmed Mostafa ....

  • Dostor reporter arrested for being involved in 7 cases

    Date: 2015-04-12 09:43:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:27 - ID:2361949

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Police arrested a wanted man who was convicted in seven cases with total nine years imprisonment sentences and more than EGP 50, 000 fines. Husein Mahmoud, a reporter for Al Dostor newspaper, was found guilty with fraud, ....

  • Security beefed up on Suez roads ahead of Sham el Nesim

    Date: 2015-04-12 08:39:06 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:21 - ID:2361473

    Suez, Egypt, April 12 (MENA) - Rapid deployment forces were positioned on main roads in Suez governorate, north of Cairo, ahead of Easter and Sham el Nesim celebrations, a senior security official said on Sunday. The security forces fully secured ....

  • Calm prevails village in Benha after yesterday’s clashes between security forces, outlaws

    Date: 2015-04-11 20:33:15 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:111 - ID:2360289

    BENHA, April 11 (MENA) – Calm prevailed on Saturday in Meit el Attar village of Benha after yesterday’s clashes between security forces and a number of outlaws. Residents of the village attended the funeral of the five outlaws that were killed in ....

  • Security upped in Qena for Easter

    Date: 2015-04-11 15:22:26 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:53 - ID:2357913

    QENA, Upper Egypt, April 11 (MENA) - Security measures were beefed up in Qena Governorate ahead of Easter celebrations, a senior security official said on Saturday. More checkpoints were set up near churches and plainclothes officers will be ....

  • 64 MB members referred to military attorney general

    Date: 2015-04-11 12:09:51 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:42 - ID:2357133

    CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) – Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat ordered sending 64 members of the Muslim Brotherhood group to the military attorney general. The 64, from Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said, are accused of committing terror crimes against ....

  • 17 terrorists arrested nationwide

    Date: 2015-04-11 11:50:05 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:2357105

    CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) – Security campaigns nationwide targeting terrorist elements led to the arrest of 17 accused of participating in hostile acts against police stations and vital establishments. Also, eight members of the terrorist Muslim ....

  • Plans developed to raid criminal hotbeds - Qalyubia security chief

    Date: 2015-04-10 18:35:34 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:111 - ID:2353561

    BANHA, Egypt, April 10 (MENA) - Qalyubia security chief Mahmoud Yousri on Friday said fresh security plans have been developed to raid criminal drug dealers hotbeds in all the governorate. Yousri, who was leading a security campaign, told MENA ....

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