Security and Crime

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  • Security forces restore 287 feddans of state land in Cairo

    Date: 2017-05-20 13:15:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:48 - ID:6819496

    CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) – The security forces in Cairo have restored 287 feddans of state-owned land that had been illegally appropriated by private parties and the public. In a wide-scale campaign, the forces recovered about 107 feddans grabbed by ....

  • 47 fugitives arrested in N.Sinai

    Date: 2017-05-19 21:24:12 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:93 - ID:6818882

    EL-ARISH, May 19 (MENA) - North Sinai security forces arrested 47 fugitives Friday during a security crackdown on outlaws in El-Arish city. All legal measures were taken against those arrested, said a security source. (MENA) M A A/R R N ....

  • 9 fugitives, 3 gangs arrested over past 24 hours

    Date: 2017-05-19 16:00:28 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:62 - ID:6818554

    CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - Police arrested nine fugitives and restored four stolen cars over the past 24 hours. Acting upon directives by Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, the troops seized 256 drug cases and arrested three gangs on bribery ....

  • 5 Facebook pages shut down for inciting violence

    Date: 2017-05-19 13:07:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:47 - ID:6818286

    CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry’s communications and information technology department continued to combat cyber crimes upon directives by Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar. Of 40 cyber crimes detected, the department halted five ....

  • Court seeks Grand Mufti's opinion on death sentences for 8 terrorist MB members

    Date: 2017-05-18 22:09:16 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:113 - ID:6817679

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, May 18 (MENA) – A criminal court in Beheira on Thursday issued an order requesting the Grand Mufti's legal opinion on death sentences handed down to eight members of the Muslim Brotherhood. The eight were charged with creating ....

  • 7 killed, injured in two road accidents on Sohag-Red Sea highway

    Date: 2017-05-18 17:41:16 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:94 - ID:6817400

    SOHAG, Upper Egypt, May 18 (MENA) – One person was killed and six others were injured in two separate road accidents on Sohag - Red Sea highway. The injured were moved to hospitals for treatment, sources said. The prosecution was notified to ....

  • 3 suspects accused of supporting Takfiris arrested in Sinai - Army

    Date: 2017-05-18 15:14:36 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:85 - ID:6817149

    CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - The Armed Forces spokesman said law enforcement forces of the Third Field Army continued their strikes against terrorist hideouts in central Sinai. In a statement released on Thursday, the spokesman said the raids come as ....

  • Cairo security bodies end encroachments on 36 plots of land

    Date: 2017-05-18 13:45:01 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:72 - ID:6816866

    CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Cairo security bodies have stopped encroachments on 36 plots of land on an area of 68.7 km (42.68 miles). The move came upon directives from Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghaffar as part of the state's efforts to restore ....

  • Salafist arrested over financial crimes

    Date: 2017-05-18 10:18:59 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:26 - ID:6816372

    CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Security forces arrested a Salafist who tricked Egyptians living abroad and traded with their savings on the black market, an official at the Interior Ministry said. The 41-year-old Pharmacist, with the help of three ....

  • Truck laden with chemical materials used in making fireworks seized in Qena

    Date: 2017-05-17 10:09:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:20 - ID:6814797

    CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - Qena security apparatus in cooperation with the Public Security Sector seized a truck laden with chemical materials that are used in making fireworks. Qena investigation unit seized a truck that was parked on the roadside ....

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