Interior Ministry
Policemen strike for pay, ministry sees ‘Brotherhood’ instigation
Egypt
August 23, 2015
Policemen strike for pay, ministry sees ‘Brotherhood’ instigation
Hundreds of low-ranking policemen in Sharqiya staged a strike on Saturday outside six police stations and the province’s security department. Central…
UPDATE: Foreign Ministry criticizes CCN report on security conditions in Egypt
Egypt
August 14, 2015
UPDATE: Foreign Ministry criticizes CCN report on security conditions in Egypt
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid on Friday 14/08/2015 criticized a CNN report on the security situation in Egypt following…
Al-Alamein road closed in both directions for 1 month
Egypt
July 12, 2015
Al-Alamein road closed in both directions for 1 month
The Interior Ministry’s traffic administration has decided to close Al-Alamein road in both directions from July 14 through to August…
Attack on Wax Museum leaves policeman dead
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Attack on Wax Museum leaves policeman dead
A policeman was shot dead late Tuesday when gunmen opened fire at security troops assigned to a southern Cairo museum. A…
The media and Interior Ministry: Chase of cat and mouse in TV drama
Cinema/TV
June 25, 2015
The media and Interior Ministry: Chase of cat and mouse in TV drama
Many TV series this Ramadan depict the struggle between the media and the Interior Ministry, whereby the media tries to…
Photojournalist recounts abuse in prison after release
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Photojournalist recounts abuse in prison after release
An Egyptian photojournalist released mid-May after more than 490 days in detention, has recounted the abuse he suffered in prison…
Egypt reopens Tahrir Square metro station after two-year closure
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Egypt reopens Tahrir Square metro station after two-year closure
Egypt reopened a major downtown Cairo metro station on Wednesday after a two-year closure, signalling government confidence in the security…
Interior Ministry retracts complaints against Al-Masry Al-Youm, Al-Youm7
Egypt
June 16, 2015
Interior Ministry retracts complaints against Al-Masry Al-Youm, Al-Youm7
The Interior Ministry decided to drop two complaints it had earlier filed with the prosecution against Al-Masry Al-Youm and Al-Youm7 on…
Democratic Current: Interior Ministry excesses threaten the Constitution
Egypt
June 15, 2015
Democratic Current: Interior Ministry excesses threaten the Constitution
The Democratic Current has asked President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene and protect the state from police excesses which threaten…
Human rights organizations criticize ‘insulting Interior Ministry’ as charge
Egypt
June 7, 2015
Human rights organizations criticize ‘insulting Interior Ministry’ as charge
Ten human rights organizations have criticized the "insulting the Interior Ministry" charge, which leads to imprisonment. Mahinour al-Masry, as well as…