state security
Interior minister: Police to resume work within a week
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Interior minister: Police to resume work within a week
Policemen will return to their posts within a week at most, according to Egypt’s new Interior Minister, Mansour al-Essawi. Al-Essawi, who accepted…
Monday’s papers: Underground cells and ministerial changes
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Monday’s papers: Underground cells and ministerial changes
Cairo has been buzzing with constant, daily change since the revolution. Monday’s papers report two major manifestations of this change.…
Prominent Egyptian judge claims colleagues cooperated with state security
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Prominent Egyptian judge claims colleagues cooperated with state security
Cairo Court of Appeal President Fouad Rashed on Sunday submitted a note to Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud where he…
Security assaults Al-Masry Al-Youm reporter in Hurghada
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Security assaults Al-Masry Al-Youm reporter in Hurghada
Hurghada State Security assaulted Al-Masry Al-Youm reporter Mohamed Suleiman on Saturday while he photographed officers burning state documents on the…
State security planned to destroy classified documents after revolution
Egypt
March 6, 2011
State security planned to destroy classified documents after revolution
The state security apparatus put together a plan to get rid of its secret documents following the ouster of former…
Sunday’s papers: The empire’s fall
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Sunday’s papers: The empire’s fall
You know it's a revolution when the same protesters, who two years ago timidly protested in front of state security…
Protesters storm headquarters of Egypt’s state security
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Protesters storm headquarters of Egypt’s state security
Thousands of Egyptians roamed through the State Security headquarters in Nasr City for hours on Saturday night, reading and collecting…
Interior ministry to restructure state security
Egypt
March 5, 2011
Interior ministry to restructure state security
On its official Facebook page, the cabinet said the ministry of interior is currently conducting an urgent study to restructure the state…
Eyewitnesses say documents burning in state security HQs in 6th October, Zagazig
Egypt
March 5, 2011
Eyewitnesses say documents burning in state security HQs in 6th October, Zagazig
Hundreds of protesters today surrounded the state security headquarters in 6th October City after thick smoke was seen rising from…
Protesters surround State Security premises in Giza, Alexandria
Egypt
March 4, 2011
Protesters surround State Security premises in Giza, Alexandria
Hundreds of protesters surrounded State Security premises in Giza and Alexandria on Friday, demanding the dissolution of the apparatus and…