Interior Ministry
First civilian police company to be established
Egypt
March 18, 2013
First civilian police company to be established
The first civil police company will be established in Assiut, an enthusiast of the idea of civil police in…
Ministry official: CSF never use excessive force
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Ministry official: CSF never use excessive force
The assistant head of the Central Security Forces defended the police on Friday in an interview broadcast on state…
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…
Jama’a al-Islamiya drafting law to legalize civilian police groups
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiya drafting law to legalize civilian police groups
Jama'a al-Islamiya's political arm is working on a draft law to legalize civilian policing groups in the wake of recent…
Bearded policemen stage sit-in for 15th day
Egypt
March 12, 2013
Bearded policemen stage sit-in for 15th day
Bearded policemen continued their sit-in for the 15th consecutive day in front of the Interior Ministry in downtown Cairo. The…
Tuesday’s papers: Power of arrest and police arms
Egypt
March 12, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: Power of arrest and police arms
Privately owned newspaper al-Shorouk leads this morning with “ ... and the era of public police starts.” The newspaper says…
Prosecution: power arrest not given to citizens
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Prosecution: power arrest not given to citizens
The prosecutor general’s office denied rumors that citizens have been granted arrest powers. The office said in a statement published…
Police in Giza, Cairo, end strikes
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Police in Giza, Cairo, end strikes
Police officers in Cairo and Giza have ended their strikes, while continuing to condemn the policies of Interior Minister Mohamed…
Sixteen policemen killed since January, says Interior Minister
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Sixteen policemen killed since January, says Interior Minister
Sixteen policemen have been killed and 1,684 were injured in encounters with anti-regime protesters and felons since 6 January, according…