Arrests
Four held for smuggling arms from Libya
Egypt
June 21, 2012
Four held for smuggling arms from Libya
Military prosecutors in Alexandria ordered on Thursday that four people accused of endangering national security and possessing heavy arms be…
Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo
An Egyptian-American activist who was among the 43 NGO workers charged with receiving illegal foreign funding was detained upon arrival…
Journalists protest media arrests in Abbasseya clashes
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Journalists protest media arrests in Abbasseya clashes
Reporters and TV presenters from a Muslim Brotherhood-run satellite channel protested Wednesday outside the Journalists Syndicate against the detention of…
Mass arrest of protesters, journalists reported at Defense Ministry
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Mass arrest of protesters, journalists reported at Defense Ministry
The military prosecution has decided to detain 179 protesters for 15 days after being accused of various charges in Friday’s…
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…
Police arrest couple who created spouse-swapping Facebook page
Egypt
March 24, 2012
Police arrest couple who created spouse-swapping Facebook page
An accountant and his wife who allegedly created a Facebook page for spouse swapping were arrested by Giza security authorities on…
Security forces arrest ‘dangerous’ escaped prisoner in Old Cairo
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Security forces arrest ‘dangerous’ escaped prisoner in Old Cairo
Security forces on Tuesday evening arrested a person who the Interior Ministry called “one of the most dangerous criminal elements”…
Interior Ministry: 45 arrested in downtown Cairo clashes
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Interior Ministry: 45 arrested in downtown Cairo clashes
Forty-five "rioters" were arrested in the Saturday clashes that broke out between protesters and security forces in downtown Cairo, Egypt's…
More than 700 arrested in Wall Street protest
World
October 2, 2011
More than 700 arrested in Wall Street protest
NEW YORK - Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening after more than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested for…
Monday’s papers: Food prices rise and Egyptian politics accelerate
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Monday’s papers: Food prices rise and Egyptian politics accelerate
“498 seats in the People's Assembly, 270 in the Shura Council,” reads the main headline on Al-Ahram’s front page. In…