security
31 detainees escape police station in New Cairo
Egypt
September 23, 2011
31 detainees escape police station in New Cairo
Thirty-one detainees escaped from the New Cairo police station on Thursday. Security forces have arrested 24 of them and returned…
Egypt down 25 positions on Global Peace Index
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Egypt down 25 positions on Global Peace Index
Egypt ranks 73 on the Global Peace Index 2011, published on Wednesday by the Vision of Humanity Foundation, a non-profit…
Muslim Brotherhood members complain of exploitation on Facebook
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood members complain of exploitation on Facebook
Muslim Brotherhood members are being tasked with providing security for Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie's Beni Suef villa, according to a…
IMF: Political, security uncertainty hinders Mideast growth
Business
September 20, 2011
IMF: Political, security uncertainty hinders Mideast growth
Oil-exporting states in the Middle East will lead economic growth in the region, where pro-democracy uprisings have been pushing for…
Policeman killed on ring road patrol
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Policeman killed on ring road patrol
A policeman was killed and another injured on Tuesday while trying to arrest a gunman in Qalyubiya. A statement by…
Striking teachers decry harassment by security forces
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Striking teachers decry harassment by security forces
The Independent Union of Egyptian Teachers complained Sunday of harassment by security forces on the second day of a nationwide…
Security plan in place for new school year
Egypt
September 17, 2011
Security plan in place for new school year
Cairo's Security Department has put in place a plan to secure schools on the first day of the 2011/2012academic year.
Amr Moussa: Camp David Accords ‘untouchable’
Egypt
September 17, 2011
Amr Moussa: Camp David Accords ‘untouchable’
The 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, the Camp David Accords, is untouchable, presidential hopeful Amr Moussa has said.…
Security services prepare for Ahly vs. Esperance football match
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Security services prepare for Ahly vs. Esperance football match
On Thursday the Interior Ministry finalized a plan to secure the football match between Ahly and the Tunisian Esperance teams…
Health Ministry plan would hire locals as hospital guards
Egypt
September 14, 2011
Health Ministry plan would hire locals as hospital guards
A new Health Ministry proposal would put young men across Cairo to work as guards at hospitals in their neighborhoods,…