Interior Ministry
Tagammu Party calls for prosecution of former Interior Minister
Egypt
February 4, 2011
Tagammu Party calls for prosecution of former Interior Minister
The leftist Tagammu party, the largest opposition party in Egypt's Parliament, called for the prosecution of former Interior Mininster Habib…
Interior Ministry labels Egyptian protesters ‘rioters’
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Interior Ministry labels Egyptian protesters ‘rioters’
Egypt's Interior Ministry dismissed protesters rallying in downtown Cairo yesterday as “rioters.” The description came in the context of a…
Interior Ministry to arrest 25 January protesters
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Interior Ministry to arrest 25 January protesters
Security forces will arrest anyone who participates in the 25 January protests planned by Egypt's opposition movements in accordance with…
Egypt’s road accidents higher than official statistics claim, says group
Egypt
January 13, 2011
Egypt’s road accidents higher than official statistics claim, says group
Traffic crashes killed 8500 people and injured 35,000 last year in Egypt, according to an Arab NGO.Adel al-Kashef, head of…
Rights groups blame Interior Minister for activists’ arrests
Egypt
January 4, 2011
Rights groups blame Interior Minister for activists’ arrests
Egyptian rights groups on Tuesday submitted a report to the general prosecutor demanding the release of eight activists arrested during…
The 4 battles of election day
Opinion
November 28, 2010
The 4 battles of election day
Parliamentary elections are taking place in Egypt today, 28 November, amid widespread public indifference. Enthusiasm for elections has been low…
Egypt’s electoral commission: Who’s running the show?
Opinion
November 25, 2010
Egypt’s electoral commission: Who’s running the show?
The High Elections Commission is an independent, neutral body capable of performing its functions, according to Egyptian government officials and…
Eligible voter lists are flawed, says official
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Eligible voter lists are flawed, says official
Mohamed Refaat al-Qomsan, head of the Interior Ministry's general administration for elections, said that eligible voter lists for the upcoming…
Interior Ministry implements phase two of AIDS examination in prisons
Egypt
September 30, 2010
Interior Ministry implements phase two of AIDS examination in prisons
The Ministry of Interior Affairs Prison Sector has started a second phase of counseling services and AIDS examinations inside prisons,…
Factory bus hijacked by armed men in Sinai
Egypt
July 27, 2010
Factory bus hijacked by armed men in Sinai
A bus transporting 30 factory workers to their workplace in the Sinai Peninsula was hijacked by armed men on Tuesday.The…