Interior Ministry
A memo on national security
Opinion
January 11, 2012
A memo on national security
To: Mohamed Ibrahim, incoming minister of interiorFrom: A senior ministry officialYour Excellency,
Ganzouri visits anti-riot police ahead of revolution anniversary
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Ganzouri visits anti-riot police ahead of revolution anniversary
Ahead of planned mass protests on the first anniversary of the start of the 25 January revolution, Prime Minister Kamal…
Police and intelligence held up investigations into Mubarak, says prosecutor
Egypt
January 4, 2012
Police and intelligence held up investigations into Mubarak, says prosecutor
State bodies did not cooperate with prosecutors during investigations into criminal charges against former President Hosni Mubarak, prosecutors in the…
Former Interior Minister accuses journalist of ‘humiliating police’
Egypt
December 25, 2011
Former Interior Minister accuses journalist of ‘humiliating police’
Former Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy has filed a case against a journalist accusing him of humiliating the police, Al-Ahram newspaper…
A street pulse: Qasr al-Aini events through the eyes of non-protesters
Egypt
December 22, 2011
A street pulse: Qasr al-Aini events through the eyes of non-protesters
Critics of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) have accused it of imposing its narrative on the recent…
University students in Egypt protest against police brutality
Egypt
December 20, 2011
University students in Egypt protest against police brutality
Hundreds of students from Cairo University and Ain Shams University staged protest rallies on Tuesday against the excessive use of…
The microbus mafia
Life & Style
December 20, 2011
The microbus mafia
“I said the backseat takes only three passengers. If you don't like it, get off the bus.”
Ministry: Officer who refused to shoot protesters didn’t work for security forces
Egypt
December 12, 2011
Ministry: Officer who refused to shoot protesters didn’t work for security forces
An officer who allegedly refused to shoot at protesters during downtown clashes in late November hadn't worked for Central Security…
New interior minister: We won’t use tear gas against protesters again
Egypt
December 8, 2011
New interior minister: We won’t use tear gas against protesters again
Egypt’s new Interior Minister, Mohamed Ibrahim, on Thursday pledged not to use violence or tear gas to disperse sit-ins and…
Officer turns himself in to police over targeting protesters
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Officer turns himself in to police over targeting protesters
A police officer accused of shooting protesters in the eyes during last week's clashes in Tahrir turned himself in to…