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Original owners try to violently reclaim NDP building in Assiut
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Original owners try to violently reclaim NDP building in Assiut
A throng of armed men stormed the headquarters of the defunct National Democratic Party building in downtown Assiut and occupied…
In Cairo, third major armed robbery in under two days
Egypt
January 31, 2012
In Cairo, third major armed robbery in under two days
In the third armed robbery to strike Cairo in less than two days, thieves robbed a post office and managed…
Villagers kill ‘ex-convicts’ and hang them from lamppost
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Villagers kill ‘ex-convicts’ and hang them from lamppost
Residents of the Hariet Rezna village in Sharqiya Governorate killed two “dangerous outlaws” on Monday before hanging them from a…
Policeman killed in Qena during car chase
Egypt
January 26, 2012
Policeman killed in Qena during car chase
A police officer was killed in Qena Wednesday as security forces pursued three men who had seized a truck, said…
Egypt’s ‘most dangerous man’ eludes capture once again
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Egypt’s ‘most dangerous man’ eludes capture once again
Yasser al-Hambouly, who has been the subject of intense media attention since he fled prison in late January, managed to…
Police crack down on outlaws, arrest 356
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Police crack down on outlaws, arrest 356
Police are continuing its crackdown on criminals in order to restore order to the streets throughout Egypt's governorates. They arrested…
Fugitives and outlaws arrested in security crack down
Egypt
December 11, 2011
Fugitives and outlaws arrested in security crack down
The police on Sunday launched a security campaign in the streets of Cairo and other governorates. The campaign resulted in…
Egypt’s ‘most dangerous outlaw’ surrounded, say police
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Egypt’s ‘most dangerous outlaw’ surrounded, say police
Yasser al-Hambouly, who police describe as being one of the most dangerous outlaws in Egypt, was shot and wounded in…
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Dr. Rashwan Shaaban remembers bitterly the two or three days that Banha University Hospital kept its doors closed. On one…
Smuggled, stolen and homemade, guns flood Egypt’s streets
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Smuggled, stolen and homemade, guns flood Egypt’s streets
A new conversation has been taking place around Egypt for the past five months, one that rarely came up before.…