state security
Cairo University replaces state security with civil security guards
Egypt
March 3, 2011
Cairo University replaces state security with civil security guards
Following the dismissal of state security guards from its campus, Cairo University began on Thursday to deploy security personnel unaffiliated…
2000 people protest in Tahrir for Shafiq’s ouster
Egypt
March 1, 2011
2000 people protest in Tahrir for Shafiq’s ouster
Approximately 2000 people continued protesting today in downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square to call for the removal of Ahmed Shafiq's transitional…
Imams protest interventions of state security in their work
Egypt
February 27, 2011
Imams protest interventions of state security in their work
Thousands of imams and preachers protested on Sunday in front of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, decrying…
Gender and security: The Cairo Photo Marathon begins
Art news
January 15, 2011
Gender and security: The Cairo Photo Marathon begins
Despite an ominous weather forecast and unusually gloomy morning skies, Saturday’s Cairo Photo Marathon proceeded as scheduled, with a small…
Explosive materials found with man in Upper Egypt
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Explosive materials found with man in Upper Egypt
State security agents in Assiut, Upper Egypt, stormed the residence of a man found carrying a bag filled with material…
Anti-discrimination event cancelled for ‘security reasons’
Egypt
October 29, 2010
Anti-discrimination event cancelled for ‘security reasons’
Egypt for All Egyptians, a cultural event opposing religious discrimination that was scheduled to take place on Friday in Cairo’s…
TV show on Muslim Brotherhood stirs outrage
Egypt
August 17, 2010
TV show on Muslim Brotherhood stirs outrage
The suspect recites Quranic verses as he walks down a long corridor, held by the arms by two plainclothes police…
Microbus driver referred to state security court
Egypt
August 11, 2010
Microbus driver referred to state security court
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has referred Emad al-Kabir and his cousin Mohamed Abdel Rahman to the Emergency Supreme State…
Brotherhood leader calls for ending political detentions
Egypt
April 10, 2010
Brotherhood leader calls for ending political detentions
There are no deals taking place for the release of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders who were arrested two months ago,…
Muslim Brotherhood leaders to be released from jail
Egypt
April 6, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood leaders to be released from jail
Sixteen leading members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition group, including Mahmoud Ezzat, deputy general guide and secretary-general, are to…