crime
Police arrest suspects for cutting off man’s finger at Islamist protest
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Police arrest suspects for cutting off man’s finger at Islamist protest
Security forces arrested four people suspected to have cut off the finger of a citizen who allegedly tried to steal…
Nagaa Hammadi policemen strike to protest colleague’s killing
Egypt
January 9, 2013
Nagaa Hammadi policemen strike to protest colleague’s killing
Policemen in the Upper Egyptian town of Nagaa Hammadi staged a strike Wednesday to protest the killing of their colleague…
Airborne police department in the works, says minister
Egypt
December 27, 2012
Airborne police department in the works, says minister
Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin announced Thursday that the ministry is preparing to establish an airborne police department. The…
Unknown attackers steal LE900,000 from post office car
Egypt
December 25, 2012
Unknown attackers steal LE900,000 from post office car
Security authorities in Qena are stepping up efforts to apprehend five unknown attackers who stole LE900,000 from a car belonging…
UN consultant’s alleged killer escapes from court hearing
Egypt
December 19, 2012
UN consultant’s alleged killer escapes from court hearing
Saad Adel Saad, the main suspect in the killing of UN Consultant Nermeen Khalil, escaped from Giza Court Wednesday, which…
Kidney thief arrested
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Kidney thief arrested
State-run Al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday that two people, one of whom was a doctor, worked together to steal the…
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession
Egypt
December 5, 2012
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession
Thirteen people were arrested in Beni Suef on Wednesday after a firefight near a checkpoint, and found to be in…
Fugitive convicts arrested in North Sinai
Egypt
November 13, 2012
Fugitive convicts arrested in North Sinai
Police arrested 27 fugitive convicts in Sinai during an operation targeting criminals, a source at the North Sinai Security Directorate…
Video shows drug deals in broad daylight
Egypt
November 13, 2012
Video shows drug deals in broad daylight
Social networking users have been circulating a video showing a group of young men selling drugs in broad daylight. The…
‘Most dangerous criminal’ gets 10th life sentence
Egypt
November 11, 2012
‘Most dangerous criminal’ gets 10th life sentence
The Luxor Criminal Court sentenced Yasser al-Hambouly to life in prison in absentia, the 10th life sentence he has been…