Latest in Tag: Interior Minister Highlight
Latest in Tag: Interior Minister

Interior Minister meets security chiefs to safeguard Orthodox Christmas celebrations
The ministry to deploy security patrols, special forces at all vital and significant areas

Interior Minister meets security chiefs to safeguard New Year’s Eve, Christmas celebrations
Tawfik asserted ministry’s keenness to maintain protection, stability

Interior minister asserts esteem for journalists in meeting with syndicate leader
Earlier in December, the syndicate’s board council expressed solidarity with recently arrested reporters

Press Syndicate head bonds with Interior Minister
Abdel Mohsen Salama pushed forward a narrative of enhancing good relations between journalists and police

Administrative Court upholds Interior Minister’s limited surveillance project on social media
Project aims to identify people prone to be harmful for society and to analyse opinions

International lawyers sign petition calling for release of lawyer Malek Adly
They also called on the EU to take immediate steps to put pressure on Egyptian authorities to end state violations against detainees

7 non-commissioned police officers released after 5-month detention
They were accused of belonging to now unlicensed groups which aim “to impact the work of the Egyptian police”

Interior Minister visits Germany to enhance security cooperation
The visit comes in response to German minister of interior Thomas de Maizière’s recent visit to Egypt in March

Wife of Mubarak-era interior minister Al-Adly launches a newspaper
Al-Zaman newspaper will fight the “evil powers” against Egypt, says Elham Sharshar
In Pictures: Press Syndicate’s board to stage indefinite strike until the minister of interior resigns
Photos by Asmaa Gamal

Press Syndicate files complaint against Interior Minister for assaults against journalists
At least 46 journalists targeted, harassed, detained during security crackdown for Monday’s protests

7 NGOs sue Al-Sisi and interior minister demanding closure of Al-Aqrab prison
The lawsuit contested the president and the minister and demanded the closure of the prison that is located within the Tora prison complex in southern Cairo

Interior Minister vows to punish perpetrators of Al-Arish attack
IS-affiliates have access to army intelligence, enforce “Islamic Law” in local villages, says North Sinai resident

MOI Abdel Ghaffar defends Egyptian security forces
There have been no enforced disappearances, any police force violations are ‘individual cases’, says Magdy Abdel Ghaffar

Court order freezes assets of Al-Adly and family in embezzlement case
Al-Adly, accused of embezzling EGP 530m, is standing trial with 12 former interior ministers and will next appear in court on 28 February

Interior Minister sent medical convoys to treat prisoners
Al-Marg and Assiut prisoners received medical examinations

Christmas markets defy fear over terror attacks
The terror attacks in Paris and the heightened security in Germany have changes the situation for Christmas markets, as they have been placed under close observation by the police and security services. The head of the Conference of Interior Ministers in Germany, Roger Lewentz said there were no indications of any planned attacks on football …

Interior minister prepares elections security plan
Armed forces to help police in securing elections

‘Interior ministry values human rights’: Abdel Ghaffar
Comments came as interior minister met head of NCHR

Armed forces’ chief of staff to testify in Morsi’s Qatar espionage case
Trial session was postponed as Morsi was unable to attend

Former interior minister accuses Brotherhood of leaking documents in Morsi trial
Court is currently holding sessions to listen to witnesses’ testimonies

Hold the interior minister and his leaders accountable
The blood of Hisham Barakat is the responsibility of everyone with no exception, including the Ministry of Interior, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the government. Although it is necessary to hold all parties accountable and to punish the negligent and the careless, we cannot make the incident an excuse to impose more restrictions on the people. …

At least 3 civilians killed in North Sinai road-side explosion
Bombing took place at same time Defence and Interior Ministers visit North Sinai’s security sites

Defence, interior ministers visit North Sinai’s security forces
Defence minister urges security forces to maintain vigilance and readiness to face potential threats
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis trial postponed to 19 May
Defendants stand charged with killing police officers and attempting to kill former interior minister among other charges
Egypt, Rwanda enhance security cooperation
Egypt to train Rwanda in techniques for fighting terrorism and extremist ideology

‘Terror attacks’ in first 3 months of 2015 equal to entire 2014
Spike in attacks by militant groups remains consistent in apparent contradiction of interior ministry claims

IGA appeals Al-Adly’s acquittal on corruption charges
Court had acquitted Al-Adly who was accused of illicitly obtaining EGP 181m

Interior Minister urges using machine guns against protesters in new leaks
Leaks of statements belittling Gulf States and Morsi’s military confinement declared genuine by top British forensic speech laboratory

Former interior minister testifies in court over 25 January protester killings
by Youssef Aziz The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday heard testimony from former interior minister Habib Al-Adly defending himself in a trial over his involvement in the killing of protesters during the 25 January Revolution. Former president Hosni Mubarak, on trial in the same case, missed the trial due to health issues. “I never gave …