Egypt
Sisi to Interior Minister: Armed Forces supports Interior Ministry in fighting crime
September 5, 2013
Sisi to Interior Minister: Armed Forces supports Interior Ministry in fighting crime
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sent a telegram to Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim in which he condemned the failed assassination…
Investigations determine three explosives caused Interior Minister envoy blast
September 5, 2013
Investigations determine three explosives caused Interior Minister envoy blast
An investigation team from the prosecution visited the area in Nasr City that witnessed the assassination attempt on Interior Minister…
Islamic Jihad denies connection with interior minister assassination attempt
September 5, 2013
Islamic Jihad denies connection with interior minister assassination attempt
Abdel Raouf Mohamed, a leader of the Islamic party affiliated with Islamic Jihad, has said that the bombing that took…
Gunmen attack Sinai checkpoint for 48th time since revolution
September 5, 2013
Gunmen attack Sinai checkpoint for 48th time since revolution
Unidentified gunmen fired on Al-Risa checkpoint in Sinai on Thursday, according to the state-owned MENA news agency. This is the…
Retrial of 11 Port Said massacre defendants set for Saturday
September 5, 2013
Retrial of 11 Port Said massacre defendants set for Saturday
Ismailia Appeals Court set a 7 September date for the retrial of 11 defendants who were formerly handed death sentences…
Cabinet: Minister assassination attempt will not halt counter-terrorism
September 5, 2013
Cabinet: Minister assassination attempt will not halt counter-terrorism
Egypt's Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy, has condemned an explosive attack on Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim's convoy in…
Five civil aviation sector officials acquitted from corruption charges
September 5, 2013
Five civil aviation sector officials acquitted from corruption charges
North Cairo Criminal Court acquitted five leading officials of the civil aviation sector from charges of willfully wasting public money…
Army, government to set up buffer zone on Gaza border
September 5, 2013
Army, government to set up buffer zone on Gaza border
The Egyptian government will start implementing a plan to establish a buffer zone between Egypt and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip,…
Interior Minister: Foreign elements possibly responsible for bomb attack
September 5, 2013
Interior Minister: Foreign elements possibly responsible for bomb attack
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim told Al-Masry Al-Youm Thursday that unidentified elements tried to assassinate him using an improvised and remote-controlled explosive…