security
Calls to raise Israel-Egypt treaty troop limits
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Calls to raise Israel-Egypt treaty troop limits
JERUSALEM - A deadly attack on Israel from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has sparked calls to raise the number of Egyptian…
Police arrest 27 ‘thugs’ around Egypt
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Police arrest 27 ‘thugs’ around Egypt
Forces from the military and the police arrested 27 people over the past three days, in a continued joint effort…
Health Ministry drafts anti-thug strategy for hospitals
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Health Ministry drafts anti-thug strategy for hospitals
The Health Ministry has tasked a number of experts to create a complete security plan to secure health facilities against…
Israel might let Egypt boost Sinai troops
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Israel might let Egypt boost Sinai troops
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that if Egypt asked to increase its troops in the…
Islamists vie for Eid prayer areas
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Islamists vie for Eid prayer areas
The Islamic Endowments Ministry will be providing security for nearly 3000 open areas for prayers on the first day of…
Villagers detain 2 policemen over alleged killing of resident
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Villagers detain 2 policemen over alleged killing of resident
About 2000 residents from Barout village in Beni Suef, south of Cairo, kidnapped two policemen until early Tuesday, accusing them…
Security facilities honor Egyptian officers killed at Israeli border
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Security facilities honor Egyptian officers killed at Israeli border
Local security departments around Egypt have named parts of their offices after the officers killed in an Israeli border…
Sinai security is a purely Egyptian concern, says military council
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Sinai security is a purely Egyptian concern, says military council
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a statement on Sunday, insisting that "the security of Sinai is a…
Security reinforcements dispatched to North and South Sinai
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Security reinforcements dispatched to North and South Sinai
Further security reinforcements were dispatched to North Sinai on Saturday morning, said security sources on Saturday. The sources said that…
Sharaf calls emergency meeting on Israeli clashes in Sinai
Egypt
August 19, 2011
Sharaf calls emergency meeting on Israeli clashes in Sinai
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has called an emergency cabinet meeting for Friday evening to address the ongoing security situation…