security
Dear Washington: We’ve had a revolution
Opinion
July 27, 2011
Dear Washington: We’ve had a revolution
It seems that many American policy-makers and think tanks are unaware that Egypt has had a revolution. Even after the…
Medinet Nasr block traffic to protest encroachment by thugs
Egypt
July 23, 2011
Medinet Nasr block traffic to protest encroachment by thugs
Medinet Nasr residents demonstrated near a police station on Friday, blocking traffic on the district's main road to demand security…
Church cancels ceremony due to political conditions
Egypt
July 17, 2011
Church cancels ceremony due to political conditions
The Coptic Orthodox Church has called off a church celebration due to the current political and security conditions in the…
Car insurance companies mull raising premiums by 50%
Business
July 14, 2011
Car insurance companies mull raising premiums by 50%
Ahmed Abul Enein, director of car insurance at the Misr Insurance Company, said that the Egyptian Union of Insurance Companies…
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Dr. Rashwan Shaaban remembers bitterly the two or three days that Banha University Hospital kept its doors closed. On one…
April 6 Movement denies plot to attack prisons and induce chaos
Egypt
July 3, 2011
April 6 Movement denies plot to attack prisons and induce chaos
Egypt's April 6 Youth Movement has denied press reports that it has plans to invade prisons and induce chaos during…
Interior Ministry vows to defend headquarters against attacks
Egypt
June 29, 2011
Interior Ministry vows to defend headquarters against attacks
Any attempts to storm the Interior Ministry headquarters downtown will be handled as unlawful acts of sabotage, the ministry said…
Football match to be played on time despite unrest
Egypt
June 29, 2011
Football match to be played on time despite unrest
Egypt's security authorities have declared that a soccer game between the country's leading teams, Ahly and Zamalek, will be played…
Former security official calls on interior minister to arrest weapons dealers
Egypt
June 28, 2011
Former security official calls on interior minister to arrest weapons dealers
Assistant Interior Minister and former Director of Minya Security Farouk Hamdan said that all police officers “are fully aware of…
Security official says police worked to secure Mubarak’s regime
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Security official says police worked to secure Mubarak’s regime
Although the police used to work to protect the regime of Hosni Mubarak, they now work only to protect Egyptians,…