theft
Photos: Donkey helps police arrest thief in Fayoum
Egypt
February 8, 2018
Photos: Donkey helps police arrest thief in Fayoum
In a bizarre twist, a thief was captured by police after his own donkey sought him out and enabled police to track him…
Historical door at Giza Pyramids stolen
Egypt
January 15, 2018
Historical door at Giza Pyramids stolen
A theft was carried out at the Giza Pyramids’ cemetery of builders, which was opened for visitors in November for…
Police arrests 3 transport officials for trafficking metro bars
Egypt
November 29, 2017
Police arrests 3 transport officials for trafficking metro bars
The Helioplis Prosecution Office in Cairo ordered on Wednesday a driver and a manager at the Public Transport Authority as…
Police foil attempt to steal goddess Isis statue in Nubia Museum
Archaeology
July 24, 2017
Police foil attempt to steal goddess Isis statue in Nubia Museum
Police and employees of the Nubia Museum in Aswan on Sunday foiled an attempt to steal a statue depicting goddess…
US firm in Iraq ignores smuggling, security risks for F-16s
World
May 3, 2017
US firm in Iraq ignores smuggling, security risks for F-16s
An American company that was paid nearly $700 million to secure an Iraqi base for F-16 fighter jets turned a…
Antiquities former employees referred to trial over Great Pyramid theft
Archaeology
April 25, 2017
Antiquities former employees referred to trial over Great Pyramid theft
Egypt administrative prosecution referred 12 former employees of the Antiquities Ministry to trial in a disciplinary court for allegedly allowing individuals…
Ayyubid Sultan al-Kamel’s compartment door stolen from shrine
Archaeology
March 9, 2017
Ayyubid Sultan al-Kamel’s compartment door stolen from shrine
Security authorities have begun investigations into the theft of the wooden door from the compartment of Sultan al-Kamel, the forth…
Movie director arrested over archaeological paintings theft
Cinema/TV
January 20, 2017
Movie director arrested over archaeological paintings theft
Police have arrested a movie director over the theft of five paintings from the Museum of Modern Art at the International…
Uber driver arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery
Egypt
October 19, 2016
Uber driver arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery
West Cairo prosecution has ordered the detention of an Uber driver on suspicion of attempting to steal a cellphone from…
Court clears 3-year-old child of charges of theft and resisting arrest
Egypt
September 28, 2016
Court clears 3-year-old child of charges of theft and resisting arrest
New Cairo Misdemeanors Court on Tuesday cleared a three-year-old child from charges of theft and resisting arrest.The court ruling yesterday…