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Official: Interior Ministry to restructure police
Egypt

Official: Interior Ministry to restructure police

The Interior Ministry is working to restructure Egypt's police force, an Egyptian security official told state TV Tuesday. The police…
Police protesters camp out at Interior Ministry
Egypt

Police protesters camp out at Interior Ministry

Several thousand low-ranking policemen set up camp outside the Interior Ministry in downtown Cairo on Tuesday evening, blocking several streets…
Low-ranking policemen end strike over work conditions
Egypt

Low-ranking policemen end strike over work conditions

Low-ranking police officers on Monday ended a six-hour strike at Cairo International Airport, during which they demanded improved work conditions.…
Police begin open-ended strike, call for interior minister to resign
Egypt

Police begin open-ended strike, call for interior minister to resign

Thousands of low-ranking policemen started a general strike on Monday across Egypt, demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy,…
Policemen protest for better working conditions
Egypt

Policemen protest for better working conditions

Hundreds of police officers protested outside the Ministry of Interior in downtown Cairo on Monday, decrying the slow response to…
Amnesty International report reveals Egypt police own sniper rifles
Egypt

Amnesty International report reveals Egypt police own sniper rifles

The international human rights watchdog Amnesty International has revealed that in 2010 Egypt’s Ministry of Interior received two sniper rifles…
Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police
Egypt

Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police

Cairo’s bustling Ramses Square, where street vendors hawk everything from screwdrivers to socks in the center of the city’s transportation…
Egyptian court acquits policeman of murder
Egypt

Egyptian court acquits policeman of murder

The Minya Criminal Court on Monday acquitted a policeman on charges of allegedly murdering a man after brutally assaulting him…
‘Scapegoat’ policeman sentenced again for killing protesters
Egypt

‘Scapegoat’ policeman sentenced again for killing protesters

The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced fugitive policeman Mohamed Abdel Moneim, known as Mohamed al-Sunni, to ten years in…
Newspaper alleges police sponsor child kidnappings
Egypt

Newspaper alleges police sponsor child kidnappings

Wafd newspaper accused police of sponsoring and securing ransom-payment to kidnappers of children in Suhag Governorate. The paper added that…
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