crime
Crime on the rise, but are police to blame?
Egypt
May 23, 2011
Crime on the rise, but are police to blame?
Three days after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Egypt’s much-hated police force was redeployed after nearly three weeks of complete…
Revolution Interrupted? The baltageya
Opinion
May 16, 2011
Revolution Interrupted? The baltageya
Revolutions are tumultuous. This is the third article in a series which will tackle the tumult by discussing the obstacles…
Armed gang shoots soldier dead in North Sinai
Egypt
May 6, 2011
Armed gang shoots soldier dead in North Sinai
A gunbattle between members of Egypt's military and an armed gang in the Sinai Peninsula left one soldier dead on…
Thieves steal 145 Islamic relics from American University in Cairo
Egypt
April 5, 2011
Thieves steal 145 Islamic relics from American University in Cairo
Thieves got away with 145 Islamic artifacts from the American University in Cairo over a two-day period in March, Egypt's…
Salafis storm into woman’s home, accuse her of prostitution
Egypt
March 27, 2011
Salafis storm into woman’s home, accuse her of prostitution
Dozens of Salafis on Saturday stormed into the home of a woman in the Delta city of Monufiya and burned…
Culture Ministry official gets 3 years hard labor in Van Gogh theft case
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Culture Ministry official gets 3 years hard labor in Van Gogh theft case
The Dokki Misdemeanors Court on Tuesday sentenced Mohsen Shaalan, head of the Culture Ministry's fine arts department, along with ten…
South American gang says they chose Egypt for lax security
Egypt
August 23, 2010
South American gang says they chose Egypt for lax security
Authorities renewed the imprisonment of the international gang arrested yesterday for another 15 days, pending further investigations.The total worth of…
Factory bus hijacked by armed men in Sinai
Egypt
July 27, 2010
Factory bus hijacked by armed men in Sinai
A bus transporting 30 factory workers to their workplace in the Sinai Peninsula was hijacked by armed men on Tuesday.The…
Bishop ends sit-in over priest’s missing wife
Egypt
July 21, 2010
Bishop ends sit-in over priest’s missing wife
Minya--The bishop of Minya's Dayr Mawas monastery managed to end a sit-in by Coptic activists in front of a local…
The Alexandria crime’s political significance
Opinion
June 15, 2010
The Alexandria crime’s political significance
The recent death of Khaled Saeed, in which some policemen are allegedly implicated, is difficult not to politicize.