Security and Crime

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  • Security forces arrest 59 criminals in Qalubiya

    Date: 2018-05-16 14:49:33 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:75 - ID:7404198

    CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) - Policemen arrested 59 criminals and removed 14 violations on state-owned lands in Qalubiya. Also, the troops recorded 14 drug cases and implemented over 10,000 court rulings during the operation. The clampdown aimed at ....

  • Prosecution secretary arrested over bribe in Gharbia

    Date: 2018-05-15 18:06:04 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:83 - ID:7402778

    TANTA, Egypt, May 15 (MENA) - A secretary at Kafr el Zayat prosecution in Gharbia governorate was arrested Tuesday over bribery charges. The defendant confessed that he received up to EGP 60,000 bribe from three citizens in return for providing ....

  • Largest anti-terrorism training institute opens in Egypt

    Date: 2018-05-14 11:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:47 - ID:7399991

    CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdi Abdel Ghaffar opened on Monday the national institute for training special forces, one of the largest security training institutes in the Middle East. The institute covers 72 feddans and is divided ....

  • Attempt to smuggle rare books, documents, manuscripts foiled at Cairo airport

    Date: 2018-05-13 21:52:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:108 - ID:7399091

    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - The customs department at Cairo International Airport thwarted on Sunday an attempt to smuggle a collection of scarce books, manuscripts and documents. The seized ancient pieces were seven science books, three handwritten ....

  • Interior min. orders tightening security measures ahead of Ramadan

    Date: 2018-05-13 17:16:06 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:89 - ID:7398782

    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar ordered on Sunday tightening security measures nationwide in preparation for the holy fasting month of Ramadan. During a meeting with a galaxy of his aides and security chiefs, Abdel ....

  • Attempt to smuggle amount of gold, diamond jewelry into Egypt foiled

    Date: 2018-05-07 17:03:49 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:72 - ID:7388389

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Cairo airport customs department thwarted on Monday an attempt to smuggle an amount of gold and diamond jewelry into Egypt. An Egyptian passenger, coming from Dubai, was suspected by security officers who ordered his ....

  • Badrashin terrorist cell contacted Daesh, monitored church, police checkpoints

    Date: 2018-05-07 11:52:53 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:33 - ID:7387336

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Egypt's High State Security Prosecution on Monday revealed that the so-called Badrashin terrorist cell which was involved in killing five policemen had monitored security checkpoints and a church in the southern Giza district ....

  • Dangerous criminal killed in clashes with security forces in Qena

    Date: 2018-05-06 18:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:75 - ID:7386720

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - A dangerous criminal was killed Sunday in a firefight with security forces in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena. Sharaf el Din Hegazy, 35, was sentenced to 48 years in jail on charges of murder, forced robbery and ....

  • Fire at Chest Diseases Hospital put out, no injuries reported

    Date: 2018-05-06 10:12:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:19 - ID:7385615

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - Director of the Civil Protection Forces General Alaa Abdel Zaher said firefighters have successfully put out the fire that broke out at Abbassiyah Chest Diseases Hospital, with no casualties being reported. In statements to ....

  • Attempt to smuggle amount of foreign currency into Egypt foiled

    Date: 2018-05-04 21:51:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:86 - ID:7383919

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) – Cairo airport customs foiled on Friday an attempt to smuggle an amount of foreign currency into Egypt. In statements, an official source at the customs department said a passenger coming from Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, was ....

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