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Security forces find missiles, RPGs on North Coast road
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Security forces find missiles, RPGs on North Coast road
Security forces found weapons and missiles used by the military in three cars on the Alexandria-Marsa Matrouh Desert Road, Al-Ahram…
Parliamentary committee approves harsher penalties for torture
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Parliamentary committee approves harsher penalties for torture
Parliament’s constitutional, legislative and human rights committees approved a draft law Monday that could amend how the country's courts prosecute…
Source: Authorities arrest 15 over football clashes
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Source: Authorities arrest 15 over football clashes
Egypt's security forces said on Sunday they had arrested 15 people after two days of clashes between angry football fans…
Terror in Luxor village as gangster threatens gas bombing
Egypt
March 16, 2012
Terror in Luxor village as gangster threatens gas bombing
The 5,000 residents of Naga al-Gisr village, west of Luxor, have been living in terror since the top aide of…
Suez security forces apprehend man accused of murder, rape
Egypt
March 15, 2012
Suez security forces apprehend man accused of murder, rape
Security forces in Suez’s Arbaeen district on Thursday arrested Hammo al-Sawy, who authorities have accused of murder, illegal drug distribution,…
Four thousand fugitive prisoners on streets, says Cairo security chief
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Four thousand fugitive prisoners on streets, says Cairo security chief
Cairo Security Director Mohsen Mourad said on Tuesday that there are 4,000 very dangerous fugitive prisoners engaging in criminal activity on the…
Court postpones case on banning use of live ammunition to disperse protests
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Court postpones case on banning use of live ammunition to disperse protests
The Administrative Court on Tuesday postponed until 8 May a case calling for the repeal of an Interior Ministry decree…
Court hears arguments to end police use of firearms against demonstrations
Egypt
February 26, 2012
Court hears arguments to end police use of firearms against demonstrations
On Tuesday 28 February, the second hearing of a case filed by activist Malek Mustafa will be heard at Cairo’s…
Security forces and tribe members clash in Qena
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Security forces and tribe members clash in Qena
Security forces guarding the Qena governor's office shot tear gas at dozens of Homaidat tribe members who gathered outside the…
Politicians, activists flood Port Said in show of support
Egypt
February 17, 2012
Politicians, activists flood Port Said in show of support
A collection of politicians, artists, media personnel and activists marched in support of Port Said in the coastal city Friday…