police
Nagaa Hammadi policemen strike to protest colleague’s killing
Egypt
January 9, 2013
Nagaa Hammadi policemen strike to protest colleague’s killing
Policemen in the Upper Egyptian town of Nagaa Hammadi staged a strike Wednesday to protest the killing of their colleague…
Truck crash kills two officers at checkpoint
Egypt
January 3, 2013
Truck crash kills two officers at checkpoint
Two police officers were killed when a truck crashed into a checkpoint they were manning on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road…
Airborne police department in the works, says minister
Egypt
December 27, 2012
Airborne police department in the works, says minister
Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin announced Thursday that the ministry is preparing to establish an airborne police department. The…
Police clash with Minya residents after officer shot
Egypt
December 24, 2012
Police clash with Minya residents after officer shot
A police officer is dead and another injured after residents in Abu Hilal in southern Minya Governorate allegedly fired on…
Court acquits police officer in Sayed Bilal murder
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Court acquits police officer in Sayed Bilal murder
The Alexandria Criminal Court on Thursday acquitted police officer Mahmoud Abdel Alim of killing Sayed Bilal, a Salafi man who…
Interior Ministry says police capabilities, image restored
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Interior Ministry says police capabilities, image restored
The Interior Ministry said Monday that police have secured “targeted institutions,” such as police stations, and have restored their image…
Al-Masry Al-Youm goes inside the Brotherhood’s torture chambers
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Al-Masry Al-Youm goes inside the Brotherhood’s torture chambers
Al-Masry Al-Youm spent three hours Wednesday night in a Muslim Brotherhood torture chamber at the presidential palace. The central chamber…
Interior Ministry warns of ‘infiltrators’ during Tuesday demonstrations
Egypt
December 3, 2012
Interior Ministry warns of ‘infiltrators’ during Tuesday demonstrations
“Infiltrators” may try to penetrate protests Tuesday, the Interior Ministry warned in a statement Monday. A security source said in…
Journalists Syndicate condemns police attack on photojournalist
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Journalists Syndicate condemns police attack on photojournalist
The Journalists Syndicate Council condemned on Wednesday the attack on photojournalist Ahmed Gomaa. Gomaa, who works for the privately-owned newspaper…
‘Some’ want to drag police into bloodshed, says interior minister
Egypt
November 25, 2012
‘Some’ want to drag police into bloodshed, says interior minister
The police are handling rioters around Tahrir Square in accordance with the law, the interior minister said Sunday, calling on…