Egyptian Interior Ministry
Security forces prepare to face pro-Morsy protests
Egypt
July 18, 2013
Security forces prepare to face pro-Morsy protests
A comprehensive security plan has been prepared to deal with Pro-Morsy rallies to be organized by the Muslim Brotherhood on…
MoI calls for football league to be postponed indefinitely
Egypt
July 14, 2013
MoI calls for football league to be postponed indefinitely
Egypt's Interior Ministry has called for the 18th-round of the premier league to be postponed indefinitely, according to Tharwat Sweilam,…
Upper Egypt divided after Morsy’s overthrow
Egypt
July 8, 2013
Upper Egypt divided after Morsy’s overthrow
Dalga, Minya - Burned façades, locked doors, looted shops, and dead calm prevail in an alleyway where several Coptic families…
Anonymous gunmen assassinate police officer in North Sinai
Egypt
June 29, 2013
Anonymous gunmen assassinate police officer in North Sinai
Anonymous gunmen killed Brigadier General Mohamed Hani, an inspector for the Interior Ministry in North Sinai governorate, on Saturday afternoon,…
Prosecutor General orders investigation into Salafi preacher’s detention
Egypt
June 1, 2013
Prosecutor General orders investigation into Salafi preacher’s detention
The Cairo Prosecution launches on Saturday an investigation into the arrest Thursday of Salafi preacher Yasser Borhamy at Borg al-Arab…
Suspended sentences for policemen charged with killing revolutionaries
Egypt
May 28, 2013
Suspended sentences for policemen charged with killing revolutionaries
An Egyptian court on Tuesday handed down suspended prison sentences to eight policemen of different ranks, convicting them of having…
Special female police unit to combat violence against women
Egypt
May 22, 2013
Special female police unit to combat violence against women
The head of Egypt's National Council for Women Mervat al-Tallawy met Wednesday with members of a new special unit of…
Despite official objections, Brotherhood cleric lectures police
Egypt
November 8, 2012
Despite official objections, Brotherhood cleric lectures police
The Interior Ministry has allowed the Muslim Brotherhood's Guidance Bureau mufti to deliver religious lectures to police officers, despite objections…
Interior Ministry denies escape of Mubarak sons
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Interior Ministry denies escape of Mubarak sons
The sons of deposed President Hosni Mubarak have not escaped from Tora prison in southern Cairo, as the state-run paper…
Interior ministry: Police cracking down on crime, searching for 110,000 suspects and fugitives
Egypt
June 10, 2011
Interior ministry: Police cracking down on crime, searching for 110,000 suspects and fugitives
There are nearly 110,000 criminal suspects and convicts on the loose in Egypt, representing a major challenge for the police,…