Interior Ministry
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Facebook users who say they are police officers have created a Facebook page titled “I am a bearded policeman,” saying…
Interior Ministry to examine restructuring its apparatuses
Egypt
February 18, 2012
Interior Ministry to examine restructuring its apparatuses
The Interior Ministry is forming various committees to examine restructuring the ministry's apparatuses to suit its functions and current conditions…
Interior Ministry drafting laws for handling protests, says deputy minister
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Interior Ministry drafting laws for handling protests, says deputy minister
The Interior Ministry is drafting a set of laws to regulate how police will deal with protests in front of…
Former interior minister gave bonuses to police on trial, Adly
Egypt
February 13, 2012
Former interior minister gave bonuses to police on trial, Adly
Former Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy disbursed monthly bonuses to his predecessor Habib al-Adly after the latter was detained, independent daily…
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
A Parliament-appointed fact-finding panel has blamed Port Said stadium officials and security authorities for violence at a football match on…
Besiege the new Parliament, with demands
Opinion
February 10, 2012
Besiege the new Parliament, with demands
The People's Assembly's performance has thus far been frustrating to revolutionaries. Even those who had been calling for power to…
Parliament review: A week of comedy and disappointment
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Parliament review: A week of comedy and disappointment
This week’s parliamentary sessions had the public joking about airing future sessions on comedy channels instead of news, and those…
Health Ministry asserts Port Said death toll 71
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Health Ministry asserts Port Said death toll 71
The number of people killed in clashes at Port Said Stadium last week is not more than 71, the Health…
Infiltrators provoked officers to kill protesters, ex-official’s lawyer says
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Infiltrators provoked officers to kill protesters, ex-official’s lawyer says
Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday heard the defense of Hassan Abdel Rahman, the former head of the now-defunct State Security…
Parliament committee submits vote of no-confidence against interior minister
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Parliament committee submits vote of no-confidence against interior minister
A parliamentary committee report on Tuesday recommended holding Egypt's interior minister responsible for the deaths of protesters during recent clashes…