state security
Mondays papers: Rebuilding churches and reconciliation, referendum on Saturday
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Mondays papers: Rebuilding churches and reconciliation, referendum on Saturday
The main headline in Egyptian flagship daily Al-Ahram concerns the army rebuilding the Church of Two Martyrs (Shahedein) in Atfeeh,…
Copts continue protests in central Cairo
Egypt
March 11, 2011
Copts continue protests in central Cairo
Hundreds of Copts protested for a sixth consecutive day to demand an immediate investigation into attacks on Copts in the…
The rise and fall of Egypt’s notorious State Security
Egypt
March 9, 2011
The rise and fall of Egypt’s notorious State Security
In calling for the dissolution of Egypt's notorious State Security, the country’s pro-democracy movement has waged its fiercest battle since…
State Security apparatus to be restructured
Egypt
March 9, 2011
State Security apparatus to be restructured
Egypt's State Security will be restructured and its functions changed, according to new Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy. Thousands of protesters…
This is more of a revolution than you think
Opinion
March 9, 2011
This is more of a revolution than you think
Seeing the images of the storming of the State Security Bastilles in Nasr City, Alexandria, Beheira, Aswan, Siwa and elsewhere,…
Ayman Nour demands new investigation of forgery conviction
Egypt
March 8, 2011
Ayman Nour demands new investigation of forgery conviction
Prominent Egyptian opposition figure Ayman Nour has demanded that Egypt's Attorney General reopen investigations into a forgery case which saw…
Tuesday’s papers: 47 state security officers arrested, Copts protest in Cairo
Egypt
March 8, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: 47 state security officers arrested, Copts protest in Cairo
Tuesday’s issue of the state-owned daily Al-Ahram reports that the public prosecution has ordered that 47 state security officers and…
State security leaks: Victory or hoax?
Egypt
March 7, 2011
State security leaks: Victory or hoax?
While Egyptians celebrate after breaking into state security buildings all over the country and publishing the captured documents on social…
Tunisia dissolves state security apparatus
World
March 7, 2011
Tunisia dissolves state security apparatus
The Tunisian Interior Ministry Monday night announced on its Facebook page the dissolution of its political police, the body which…
Judicial sources: State Security CD contains unequivocal orders to kill demonstrators
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Judicial sources: State Security CD contains unequivocal orders to kill demonstrators
Judicial sources have said a CD that public prosecutors discovered on Sunday in a branch of the State Security Investigation…