security
High school exams begin, hotline to receive complaints
Egypt
June 9, 2012
High school exams begin, hotline to receive complaints
Egypt’s high school exams started on Saturday, with 419,829 students taking Arabic language and religious education exams on the first…
Israel intensifies border security after Mubarak verdict, sources say
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Israel intensifies border security after Mubarak verdict, sources say
Israel has intensified security on its border with Egypt for the first time after verdicts were issued in the Mubarak…
Security expert warns of targeting vital installations during elections
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Security expert warns of targeting vital installations during elections
Hussein Hamouda, an Egyptian expert on international terrorism and chief of the peacekeeping mission in Darfur, warned of possible attacks…
SCAF member: Plan in place to deal with potential election violence
Egypt
May 21, 2012
SCAF member: Plan in place to deal with potential election violence
The armed forces have been trained to deal with violence that might erupt during the presidential election scheduled to start…
Interior Ministry announces plan to secure presidential election
Egypt
May 19, 2012
Interior Ministry announces plan to secure presidential election
A security source revealed to Youm7 newspaper Saturday the Interior Ministry's security plan to secure the presidential elections, scheduled for next…
One man killed, six wounded in clashes with Assiut security
Egypt
May 14, 2012
One man killed, six wounded in clashes with Assiut security
One person was killed and six others were wounded, including three members of security forces, during a shootout in Assiut.…
What do Egyptians want from their next president?
Egypt
May 14, 2012
What do Egyptians want from their next president?
Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeen Sabbahi, a lifelong dissident, would appear to…
Security forces seize weapons near Marsa Matrouh
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Security forces seize weapons near Marsa Matrouh
Security services seized several kinds of weapons in a desert area located 30 kilometers from Marsa Matrouh Governorate, state-run news…
Security forces find missiles, RPGs on North Coast road
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Security forces find missiles, RPGs on North Coast road
Security forces found weapons and missiles used by the military in three cars on the Alexandria-Marsa Matrouh Desert Road, Al-Ahram…
Gunmen attack military checkpoint in North Sinai
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Gunmen attack military checkpoint in North Sinai
A military checkpoint in North Sinai was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) on Saturday, resulting in the injury of two…