central security forces
Ministry official: CSF never use excessive force
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Ministry official: CSF never use excessive force
The assistant head of the Central Security Forces defended the police on Friday in an interview broadcast on state…
Commander of CSF sacked by interior minister
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Commander of CSF sacked by interior minister
The interior minister sacked commander of the Central Security Forces (CSF) Maged Nouh on Friday, after he failed to contain…
Police refuse to secure Muslim Brotherhood headquarters
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Police refuse to secure Muslim Brotherhood headquarters
Central Security forces and police tasked with maintaining security around the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Cairo district…
Security source: More than 30 police stations closed in past few hours
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Security source: More than 30 police stations closed in past few hours
Police officers closed more than 30 police stations in the past few hours to protest the way Interior Minister Mohamed…
Health Ministry reports 223 injured in Wednesday clashes
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Health Ministry reports 223 injured in Wednesday clashes
Egyptian protesters demanding the release of prisoners battled police in Port Said for a fourth day Wednesday, challenging state authority…
Monufiya man accuses police of assault in new video
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Monufiya man accuses police of assault in new video
A video obtained by Al-Masry Al-Youm purports to show another man being dragged by police in plain clothes Tuesday in…
CSF officers strike over planned Port Said deployment
Egypt
March 6, 2013
CSF officers strike over planned Port Said deployment
Nearly 8,000 officers from the Central Security Forces’ Suez Canal and Sinai sector in Ismailia staged a strike on Wednesday,…
Wednesday’s papers: CSF strikes and Port Said burns
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: CSF strikes and Port Said burns
Independent newspaper Al-Shorouk led this morning with, "The army is ready, the CSF rebels and violence continues.” The newspaper reports…
Mansoura soldiers strike over violence against protesters
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Mansoura soldiers strike over violence against protesters
Members of Central Security Forces in Mansoura went on strike Tuesday and protested in front of the CSF headquarters in…
Security open Tahrir to traffic
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Security open Tahrir to traffic
Security forces on Sunday morning removed all the tents set up at the edges of Tahrir Square and the traffic…