Latest in Tag: security Highlight
Latest in Tag: security

Calls for ending suffering of Syrian refugees
ANHRI calls on state to ease Syrians’ concerns amid reports of dozens of arrests
Sinai residents demonstrate in support of army and police
Protests follow latest attack by unknown gunmen that killed one

Military warns against violence during Friday Protests
6 April calls for occupying Tahrir and presidential palace area before Islamists head out from 18 mosques in a million man march titled “Breaking the Coup”

Three policemen killed in Sinai
Separate armed attacks target security buildings and personnel

First the push, then the pull
Economies, like relationships, require a good feeling. The best relationships draw you in, and you really enjoy the happiness and value  you get from them. Less good ones can drive you away, and while you get something out of them, you are not very drawn into them. Economies are kind of like that. Some pull …

Three dead and 15 injured in Sinai bus explosion
Gunmen fire RPG that misses an armoured vehicle and hits bus

Sinai attacks continue
Military tightens security after attacks on Al-Arish, Sheikh Zoueid and Rafah

Conflicting accounts of Sinai checkpoint storming
Accounts differ as to the sequence of events leading to the incident at Sheikh Zuweid checkpoint, which involved a firefight with army, killing one girl

Security checkpoint in Sheikh Zewaid attacked
Unknown assailants open fire near Second Field Army commander

Bedouins contracted to provide security in Sinai industrial zones
Abd al-Ghani al-Absiri, Chairman of the 15th of May Investors Organisation, stated that recent lapses in security have led many Bedouin to begin raising the costs of “royalties” paid to them by 50%.

Attacks continue in Sinai
Two dead and six injured in attacks on central security camp and two checkpoints

Pro-Morsi protesters at Cairo University
Supporters of the ousted president are on high alert amid tight security measures

Army arrests 11 in Sinai attacks
One dead and four injured in attacks on security checkpoints and civil defence departments
Clashes in Zagazig
City witnesses clashes after Morsi supporters protest “coup”

Mansour issues first constitutional declaration
Declaration comprises of two articles only; dissolves Shura Council and appoints security advisor

Attack on the home of Muslim Brotherhood Leader
Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat El-Shater’s family made statements detailing the attack

Lack of Security: One Year in Power
Insecurity breeds vigilante justice, Residents across Egypt perceive crime as rising, with mob justice an increasingly common response

Protests and demonstrations: One Year in Power
Handling protests and riots

Fire scorches ancient temple gate
Fire at Temple of Ra in Ancient Heliopolis, near Cairo, leaves gate inscriptions in very bad condition

Al-Sisi’s remarks reverberate in opposition, Brotherhood
President Morsi meets with Al-Sisi after his controversial statements on renewed military intervention in politics

Interior Ministry: No repeats of revolution security lapses
The police will not interfere with protests, but those attacking state institutions will be dealt with “firmly”, says minister

Gabha Youth announce post 30 June plans
SCC president to take over, constitution to be stalled and a revolutionary commission to guide the regime

Police declare political neutrality
Police club statement ahead of planned protests on 30 June also demands justice for security personnel recently kidnapped in Sinai

Petrojet workers head back to the pickets
Workers yet again raise their demands for contracts with the company after two years of intermittent protests

Committee on condition of pyramids announced
Minister of State for Antiquities Ahmed Eissa says committee will confront worsening conditions near the Giza Pyramids

Morsi: If our share of Nile water decreases, our blood will be the alternative
President addressed Nation in a popular conference on Egypt’s rights to Nile water called for by Islamist parties

Watching Egypt crumble
An acquaintance several weeks ago was in shock, “I got my daughter a bicycle which she parks on the street. Last night I found an old man trying to break its lock. I couldn’t believe it!” Confronting the petty thief, the old man fumbled, cried and apologised telling my friend that he needs the …

A personal story with the police
On my way back home from a friend’s house on Friday night I was wondering what I would write my article about in a few hours, since I usually write on Saturday mornings. Well, I was handed the topic out of the blue. What I am about to tell you took place between Friday night …

Al-Borhamy to sue security officials
The Salafi leader was stopped by Homeland Security at Borg Al-Arab airport

Egypt bans male masseuses from women’s spas
The ban by the Tourism Ministry comes in an attempt to fight mounting problems within the tourism sector