crime
Four sentenced to life in Amr Hamzawy robbery case
Egypt
February 13, 2012
Four sentenced to life in Amr Hamzawy robbery case
The Giza Criminal Court on Monday sentenced four to life imprisonment for attacking and robbing MP Amr Hamzawy and actress…
UN consultant shot dead in Cairo
Egypt
February 12, 2012
UN consultant shot dead in Cairo
A United Nations freelance consultant was fatally shot in the head while driving through an upscale Cairo neighborhood on Sunday,…
Sharqiya citizens block road, kill man following killing of resident
Egypt
February 11, 2012
Sharqiya citizens block road, kill man following killing of resident
Hundreds of people blocked the Abu Hammad-Ismailia Road on Saturday and killed one of three men who allegedly fired at locals, killing…
State TV: Gunmen free prisoners, set fire to police station in Cairo
Egypt
February 4, 2012
State TV: Gunmen free prisoners, set fire to police station in Cairo
Gunmen set fire to a police station in the east Cairo suburb of Marg on Friday and released the suspects…
Prime minister meets with military council
Egypt
February 4, 2012
Prime minister meets with military council
Prime Minster Kamal al-Ganzouri will meet Egypt’s military council today to discuss the bloodshed that has followed Wednesday's violent football…
Gunman killed by security guard in attempt to rob Suez bank
Egypt
February 3, 2012
Gunman killed by security guard in attempt to rob Suez bank
A security guard at a CIB Bank branch in Suez thwarted an armed robbery Friday, after a firefight with the…
Father allegedly tortures sons to death
Egypt
February 1, 2012
Father allegedly tortures sons to death
Shubra al-Kheima's prosecution ordered man imprisonment of a man who allegedly tortured his sons to death. Fatma Ahmed Bayoumy filed…
Original owners try to violently reclaim NDP building in Assiut
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Original owners try to violently reclaim NDP building in Assiut
A throng of armed men stormed the headquarters of the defunct National Democratic Party building in downtown Assiut and occupied…
In Cairo, third major armed robbery in under two days
Egypt
January 31, 2012
In Cairo, third major armed robbery in under two days
In the third armed robbery to strike Cairo in less than two days, thieves robbed a post office and managed…
Villagers kill ‘ex-convicts’ and hang them from lamppost
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Villagers kill ‘ex-convicts’ and hang them from lamppost
Residents of the Hariet Rezna village in Sharqiya Governorate killed two “dangerous outlaws” on Monday before hanging them from a…