Security and Crime

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  • Electrical heater explodes at residence of Benha university dean; no casualties

    Date: 2017-11-22 22:06:11 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:92 - ID:7104286

    CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) – An electrical heater exploded late on Wednesday at the residence of the dean of Education Faculty of Benha University, Qalyoubia governorate. A security source said the explosion which wreaked havoc in the apartment caused ....

  • Interior min. abolishes decision allowing Qataris to enter Egypt without visas

    Date: 2017-11-22 20:42:19 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:87 - ID:7104156

    CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar abolished on Wednesday ministerial decision no. 34 of 1960 to allow Qatari nationals to get access to Egypt without entry visas. Abdel Ghaffar ordered collecting visa fees from the ....

  • Military spokesman: Takfiri ringleader killed, 18 nabbed in Central Sinai

    Date: 2017-11-20 16:10:20 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:65 - ID:7100388

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The law enforcement of the Third Field Army have managed, during a military operation in Central Sinai, to liquidate a leading Takfiri element and arrest 18 others with arms and ammunition in their possession. Military ....

  • Police foil attempt to smuggles firecrackers to Arab country

    Date: 2017-11-19 15:17:36 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:49 - ID:7098416

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Cairo police have foiled an attempt to smuggle more than five tons of firecrackers to an Arab country. Coming from a foreign country, a container arrived at Port Said Port earlier Sunday en route to an Arab state. All ....

  • Muslim Brotherhood fugitive arrested in Beheira

    Date: 2017-11-18 09:29:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:15 - ID:7096161

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Nov 18 (MENA) - Security forces in Beheira governorate have arrested an element of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group, who was sentenced to life in prison over joining a banned group. He has been a fugitive since he was ....

  • Azhar imam to visit Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh in Nov.

    Date: 2017-11-16 12:59:44 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:52 - ID:7093604

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders Ahmad el Tayyeb will visit the camps of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh late November. During his visit, Tayyeb is expected to meet with senior ....

  • Interior minister deports 2 persons for security reasons

    Date: 2017-11-16 08:27:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:12 - ID:7093079

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdi Abdel Ghaffar issued two decisions deporting two persons, a Turkish and a Nigerian, for security reasons. The decisions were issued in the Gazette out Thursday. The minister entrusted the head of ....

  • Interior min.: Ministry keen on preparing modern training programs for security personnel

    Date: 2017-11-15 10:44:52 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:25 - ID:7091678

    CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar stressed that the ministry spared no effort to prepare up-to-date training programs for security personnel for the coming generations to be capable of shouldering responsibility. During ....

  • Gross negligence behind July power outage at Cairo airport

    Date: 2017-11-15 10:42:26 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:24 - ID:7091688

    CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - Investigations conducted by the Administrative Prosecution showed that gross negligence was behind the power outage that hit Cairo Airport in July. Cairo Airport plunged into darkness on July 27 which caused disruption of ....

  • Interior ministry takes all necessary measures to secure women's rights - minister

    Date: 2017-11-15 10:40:30 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:22 - ID:7091682

    CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry is taking all necessary measures to preserve women's rights, said Assistant Interior Minister Khalid Hamdi. Speaking at a seminar, titled "Together for the appreciation of the Egyptian women", Hamdi, ....

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