Latest in Tag: security Highlight
Latest in Tag: security

Directorates intensify security outside churches
The heads of the security directorate ensured the role of police officers in securing churches in several governorates

Al-Sisi meets with Supreme Council of Armed Forces
The meeting reviewed both domestic and regional security efforts

Cairo airport security confiscates $40,000 from Arab artist before leaving Egypt
Cairo International airport authorities confiscated $40,000 from Lebanese singer Wael Jassar on his way out of Egypt on Sunday. The General Department of Public Funds Crime’s Investigation Police at the airport arrested Jassar before he attempted to travel to Beirut. The artist was referred to prosecution for the possession of $50,000 on board a plane. …

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

Russia’s inspection of airports does not harm our sovereignty: Aviation Minister
A road map has been drawn that will lead to the resumption of flights between Egypt and Russia, says Fathy

Russian delegation visits Egypt to settle unknown fate of flight suspensionÂ
Delegation to refer its report to Russian president to issue final decision on resumption of direct flights to Sharm El-Sheikh

Al-Sisi forms North Sinai Development Committee headed by Mehleb
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi appointed Ibrahim Mehleb, former prime minister and current advisor to the president on national and strategic projects, as head of a new North Sinai developmental committee on Tuesday. According to the presidential decree, the committee will be responsible for a number of infrastructure projects that aim to improve the living conditions …

27th Arab Summit: between vague prospects for cooperation and prioritising Palestine
Arab leaders have vowed to work together on security concerns since 2014, but the threat of extremism and sectarian strife rages on

Presidency quashes report that assassination plot is behind Al-Sisi’s absence from Arab Summit
An Al-Masry Al-Youm report alleged that the president would have been the target of an assasination attempt if he were to attend the summit in Nouakchott

Military security emphasised on borders with Libya: Al-Sisi
President avows confidence in military, allows live ammunition in Air Force parade

DW terrorism expert: ‘More police doesn’t mean more security’
On Bastille Day, France was once more the target of a horrible attack that claimed the lives of more than 80 people. DW’s terrorism expert Alexandra von Nahmen talks to DW about the attack.

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

2 children killed, 1 injured in North Sinai attack
Mortar shell “mistakenly” attacks civilians’ house in Rafah

Dividends of an at-risk world: Security is booming
War, conflict, terrorism, cyberattacks, violent crime: Threatened people are investing in their protection. A new study sheds light on the current global risks and the security industry that profits from them.

Parades, rallies and art performances: Egyptians celebrate 30 June with support from police
The government has undertaken unprecedented measures in support of the rallies celebrating the anniversary of the uprising

Portuguese FM expresses support for Egypt in counterterrorism efforts
Both countries signed an agreement to boost investment

Defence minister, Armed Forces chief of staff meet US defence intelligence chief
DIA chief Vincent Stewart is on an official visit to Egypt

Falcon prepares for international conference on security, investment in cooperation with business associations in UAE, Kuwait, Jordan
The conference will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 22-24 September and attended by more than 600 investors

Deported French journalist’s press accreditation asserted
La Croix correspondent Rémy Pigaglio says he was not interrogated during his detention at Cairo International Airport, and was not told why he was being denied entry

Police accused of torturing workshop owner to death in Cairo
Video showed police officers severely beating a workshop owner while he was being arrested

Israeli police were filmed beating Arab supermarket worker in Tel Aviv
An Arab worker was brutally beaten and arrested by three Israeli plainclothes police officers after refusing to present his ID

2 killed in exchange of fire with police near New Cairo
The security forces shot at the car, which killed two persons in the car and injured the driver who was arrested along with the fourth man in the car.

US delegation to review security measures in Cairo and Sharm-El Sheikh airports
Egypt recently passed an audit by the International Civil Aviation Organisation

NCHR condemns security clampdown on Monday’s protests
It contradicts with Al-Sisi’s affirmations on civil democratic state, says the semi-official body

UPDATE—At least 136 detained in relation to the protests: FDEP
At least 136 people were arrested in the aftermath of the Monday anti-governments protests against the maritime demarcation agreement that transferred the sovereignty of Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia, according to the Front of Defense for Egyptian Protesters (FDEP). Several demonstrations broke out on Monday in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Ismailiya, Daqahliya, Sharqeya, Damietta, …

Main squares in governorates under tight security control
Security forces arrested three protesters in Gharbeya, according to state-owned newspaper

Security forces lock down routes to protest hubs
Heightened security measurements outside press, doctors syndicates

Egypt must overcome security, overpopulation challenges to achieve sustainable development: Hollande
The presence of French companies in Egypt, despite the recent unrest, reflects our confidence in the Egyptian business environment, says Hollande

Hollande arrives in Egypt accompanied by vast delegation of MPs and businesspersons
During Hollande’s two-day visit to Egypt, Egyptian and French parties will address regional security, military aid, and potential tourism projects

Russian delegation to arrive in Egypt Sunday to review airport security
No solution has been found to the problem of ensuring the security of Russian tourists in Egypt , but efforts are continuing, says Putin