weapons
Authorities seize heavy weapons smuggled via Salloum crossing
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Authorities seize heavy weapons smuggled via Salloum crossing
Security forces have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large number of weapons into the Mediterranean resort of Marsa Matrouh.…
Security forces seize weapons near Marsa Matrouh
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Security forces seize weapons near Marsa Matrouh
Security services seized several kinds of weapons in a desert area located 30 kilometers from Marsa Matrouh Governorate, state-run news…
Security forces find missiles, RPGs on North Coast road
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Security forces find missiles, RPGs on North Coast road
Security forces found weapons and missiles used by the military in three cars on the Alexandria-Marsa Matrouh Desert Road, Al-Ahram…
Lebanon seizes smuggled ammunition picked up in Alexandria
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Lebanon seizes smuggled ammunition picked up in Alexandria
Lebanese authorities have seized 60,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in two cars on an Italian container ship docked at Lebanon’s…
Prisoners flee detention after attack on police department
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Prisoners flee detention after attack on police department
Eleven prisoners fled and five others were injured after armed men attacked the Moqattam police department Monday evening, a security…
3 British nationals charged with arms smuggling imprisoned for 15 days
Egypt
April 22, 2012
3 British nationals charged with arms smuggling imprisoned for 15 days
Hurghada Court on Sunday decided to imprison three British citizens charged with smuggling weapons for 15 days pending investigations. The…
Iraq tells Iran no arms for Syria to cross its territory
World
March 17, 2012
Iraq tells Iran no arms for Syria to cross its territory
Iraq has informed Iran that it will not permit arms shipments to Syria to pass through or over its territory,…
Saudi Arabia sends military equipment to Syria rebels
World
March 17, 2012
Saudi Arabia sends military equipment to Syria rebels
Saudi Arabia is delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels in an effort to stop bloodshed by President Bashar al-Assad's regime,…
Weapons smuggled into Egypt from Libya increase
World
March 5, 2012
Weapons smuggled into Egypt from Libya increase
Egyptian security officials say thousands of weapons are being smuggled into the country across the Libyan border. They said residents…
Interior minister: Police back to maintaining security
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Interior minister: Police back to maintaining security
The police force has restored its power when it comes to maintaining security, said Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim while presenting…