security
Seeking tighter security, Egypt’s airports shift to electronic passenger database
Egypt
December 16, 2015
Seeking tighter security, Egypt’s airports shift to electronic passenger database
Egyptian airports and border crossings are shifting from a manual to an electronic registration database of travelers as a means…
Activist challenges journalist on disappearance victims’ alleged links to IS
Egypt
December 6, 2015
Activist challenges journalist on disappearance victims’ alleged links to IS
A human rights activist who listed cases of citizen disappearances allegedly perpetrated by security authorities has challenged a prominent journalist…
Deceased conscript’s family rejects Interior Ministry’s suicide claim
Egypt
November 22, 2015
Deceased conscript’s family rejects Interior Ministry’s suicide claim
Allegations of a criminal act have emerged from the relatives of a Central Security Forces conscript who was found hanging…
Egyptian community in France fears heightened security measures after Paris attacks
Egypt
November 15, 2015
Egyptian community in France fears heightened security measures after Paris attacks
The French capital of Paris was shaken on Friday after simultaneous terrorist attacks were carried out in six different locations,…
Egypt requested info about 4 facebook users
Egypt
November 13, 2015
Egypt requested info about 4 facebook users
Facebook said Wednesday that the Egyptian government has requested information about four of the social networking giant’s users, noting that…
ICAO committees inspect Cairo Airport security
Egypt
November 10, 2015
ICAO committees inspect Cairo Airport security
Committees from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) inspected security measures at the Cairo Airport Tuesday morning. The committees included representatives…
Egypt minister says no evidence yet that bomb brought down Russian plane
Egypt
November 5, 2015
Egypt minister says no evidence yet that bomb brought down Russian plane
Investigators have found no evidence so far that an explosion on board brought down a Russian passenger plane that crashed…
Journalists’ Syndicate accuses security of kidnapping 2 members
Egypt
October 25, 2015
Journalists’ Syndicate accuses security of kidnapping 2 members
The Journalists' Syndicate has accused security forces of kidnapping two of its members late last week and is demanding the…
More than 400,000 troops deployed to secure parliamentary elections
Egypt
October 17, 2015
More than 400,000 troops deployed to secure parliamentary elections
Army and police forces have deployed more than 400,000 troops to secure upcoming parliamentary elections, which kick off on October…
Surveillance cameras to be installed in mosques
Egypt
August 15, 2015
Surveillance cameras to be installed in mosques
Endowment Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has decided to install surveillance cameras in all mosques in order to protect them from…