General Intelligence Service
Egypt’s intelligence chief, Health Minister visit South Sudan to provide medical support
Egypt
August 13, 2020
Egypt’s intelligence chief, Health Minister visit South Sudan to provide medical support
Egypt’s Chief of General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abass Kamel and Minister of Health Hala Zayed on Wednesday visited South Sudan…
Egypt’s General Intelligence chief discusses security cooperation with Sudanese president
Egypt
March 11, 2018
Egypt’s General Intelligence chief discusses security cooperation with Sudanese president
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir received on Saturday acting head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamal on an official…
Egypt’s intelligence contracted 2 US companies to improve country’s image: US DoJ
Egypt
March 7, 2017
Egypt’s intelligence contracted 2 US companies to improve country’s image: US DoJ
The US Department of Justice published on its website copies of contracts signed by Egypt's General Intelligence Service (GIS) and two…
Auditing agency calls for greater oversight of govt bodies
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Auditing agency calls for greater oversight of govt bodies
Hisham Geneina, head of the Central Auditing Organization, is calling for greater financial and legal oversight into government bodies, including…
Morsy denies ‘thugs’ comment, Abdallah orders probe
Egypt
April 6, 2013
Morsy denies ‘thugs’ comment, Abdallah orders probe
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has denied allegations that he accused Egypt's intelligence service of hiring several thousand "thugs." The comment…
Prosecutor orders monitoring of Black Bloc websites
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Prosecutor orders monitoring of Black Bloc websites
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has sanctioned widespread surveillance measures targeting the Black Bloc, a largely unknown group of masked protesters…
Former intelligence chief heads security delegation to Sinai
Egypt
December 28, 2012
Former intelligence chief heads security delegation to Sinai
Former General Intelligence Service chief Mourad Mowafy headed up a security delegation to Sinai on Friday afternoon.
Intelligence warns of attacks against US and Israeli embassies
Egypt
September 11, 2012
Intelligence warns of attacks against US and Israeli embassies
The Egyptian General Intelligence Service warned that a radical jihadi group is planning to launch terrorist attacks against the US…