Interior Ministry
Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor
Egypt
July 25, 2010
Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor
The situation in Egypt's Sinai between Bedouins and local authorities has recently been the subject of wide debate. Following 2004's…
Witness in Khaled Saeed trial attacked, says uncle
Egypt
July 22, 2010
Witness in Khaled Saeed trial attacked, says uncle
Ali Qassem, the uncle of Khaled Saeed, the young Alexandrian allegedly killed by two police officers last month, claimed that…
Bedouin leaders say government still holds 3000 detainees
Egypt
July 16, 2010
Bedouin leaders say government still holds 3000 detainees
Sinai Bedouin tribal leaders have said that the Egyptian government is still holding up to 3000 Bedouin detainees despite recent…
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Egypt
July 8, 2010
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Are the Egyptian authorities, government, prosecutors and the Interior Ministry playing defense? A reading into their recent statements in the…
15 Sinai Bedouin released by security
Egypt
July 8, 2010
15 Sinai Bedouin released by security
Security authorities released 15 Bedouin from North Sinai today, in accordance with a promise made by the Interior Ministry.Senior security…
Ministry: Bedouin detainees to be released imminently
Egypt
July 7, 2010
Ministry: Bedouin detainees to be released imminently
The Interior Ministry is reviewing the files of detained Bedouin tribesmen from the Sinai Peninsula in advance of their imminent…
Security arrests 14 Sufi followers
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Security arrests 14 Sufi followers
Security forces in Cairo arrested yesterday 14 followers of Sufi orders as they were distributing food in front of the…
2 police officers in Khaled Saeed case to face criminal trial
Egypt
July 4, 2010
2 police officers in Khaled Saeed case to face criminal trial
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has referred the two police officers implicated in the alleged killing of Khaled Saeed to…
Security releases 7 Sinai Bedouin
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Security releases 7 Sinai Bedouin
Seven Bedouin detainees were freed yesterday and more will be released soon, security sources have announced.Meanwhile, a number of North…
Fresh clashes between security and Sinai Bedouin
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Fresh clashes between security and Sinai Bedouin
New clashes have erupted in central Sinai between security forces and the local Bedouin on Wednesday night.Eye-witnesses say that armed…