National Security Agency
Two detained over murder of police officer
Egypt
November 22, 2013
Two detained over murder of police officer
Two men were arrested in Qaha, Qalyubiya on Thursday following the shooting of police Captain Ahmed Samir during raids on…
Senior police officer assassinated in Nasr City
Egypt
November 18, 2013
Senior police officer assassinated in Nasr City
A senior police officer from the Interior Ministry's national security branch was assassinated late Sunday. Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Mabrouk was shot…
Post 9/11, NSA spying ‘virtually unchecked’
Egypt
October 26, 2013
Post 9/11, NSA spying ‘virtually unchecked’
Revelations of America's industrial-scale surveillance have painted an alarming picture of the National Security Agency as a spy service operating…
Two policemen given suspended sentence for breaking into engineer’s apartment
Egypt
September 25, 2013
Two policemen given suspended sentence for breaking into engineer’s apartment
Nozha Misdemeanor Court sentenced on Wednesday two National Security Agency officers to two months of labor in prison and LE5,000…
Obama defends intelligence tactics in wary Berlin
World
June 19, 2013
Obama defends intelligence tactics in wary Berlin
President Barack Obama defended U.S. intelligence methods on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling Chancellor Angela Merkel and wary…
Notorious SSIS officers reinstated after court acquittal
Egypt
June 15, 2013
Notorious SSIS officers reinstated after court acquittal
Fifteen officers from the now-dissolved State Security Investigation Services (SSIS), who were acquitted of destroying state documents at the infamous…
NSA: Libyan militias abducting Egyptians for ransom
Egypt
April 9, 2013
NSA: Libyan militias abducting Egyptians for ransom
The National Security Agency said Tuesday that militias in Libya are responsible for a kidnapping ring targeting Egyptians. According to…
Shater’s bodyguard sentenced to one year in prison
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Shater’s bodyguard sentenced to one year in prison
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Tuesday Khalil Osama al-Aqid, Muslim Brotherhood deputy supreme guide Khairat al-Shater’s personal bodyguard, to…
Wasat Party leader says ‘thugs’ remarks out of context
Egypt
March 27, 2013
Wasat Party leader says ‘thugs’ remarks out of context
A moderate Islamist politician has denied making remarks reportedly accusing Egypt’s National Security Agency of “running an army of thugs,”…
Director: NSA bans film on Egyptian Jews
Cinema/TV
March 12, 2013
Director: NSA bans film on Egyptian Jews
The director of the film "The Jews of Egypt" film Amir Ramses has said that the National Security Agency banned…