state security
Military committee to inspect State Security documents
Egypt
April 17, 2011
Military committee to inspect State Security documents
A committee from the armed forces has been formed to inspect various documents found in offices of the former State…
State Security agents still monitoring artistic output
Art news
April 12, 2011
State Security agents still monitoring artistic output
The State Security Investigations Service (SSIS), the body formerly responsible for domestic security in Egypt, has ostensibly been dissolved --…
Cairo University security imposes strict controls
Egypt
April 11, 2011
Cairo University security imposes strict controls
Cairo University security has created a new policy that is causing some people to recall the limitations imposed on campus…
Home of Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide burglarized, documents stolen
Egypt
March 28, 2011
Home of Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide burglarized, documents stolen
Important documents were stolen yesterday from the home of Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie.Burglars tore down doors, smashed windows…
Interior Minister fires 23 State Security officials, transfers 66
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Interior Minister fires 23 State Security officials, transfers 66
Minister of Interior Mansour al-Essawy approved the exclusion of 23 high-ranking officials of the defunct State Security Investigative Services (SSIS)…
Reform security, secure reform
Opinion
March 23, 2011
Reform security, secure reform
A few years ago, I visited the Stasi Museum in Berlin. I had learned about the East German security apparatus…
First director of new National Security Department appointed
Egypt
March 20, 2011
First director of new National Security Department appointed
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy on Sunday appointed Hamed Abdallah as the first director of the National Security Department, which was…
Security re-arrests brother of Al-Qaeda second-in-command
Egypt
March 20, 2011
Security re-arrests brother of Al-Qaeda second-in-command
Egyptian security authorities re-arrested Sheikh Mohamed Rabea al-Zawahiri, who had been released three days ago from the high security Aqrab…
Telecoms official: State Security bugged mobile phone calls
Egypt
March 17, 2011
Telecoms official: State Security bugged mobile phone calls
A senior Egyptian telecoms official confirmed at a press conference on Thursday that the recently-dissolved State Security Investigations Service bugged…
Wednesday’s papers: State Security eliminated, Israeli spy-ring uncovered
Egypt
March 16, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: State Security eliminated, Israeli spy-ring uncovered
Dominating the main headlines of both state-owned and independent newspapers on Wednesday is news of the elimination of Egypt's State…