security
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…
Hamas ignored requests to hand over Arish suspects
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Hamas ignored requests to hand over Arish suspects
Egyptian authorities on Monday presented an official request to the acting government in Gaza to arrest several armed Palestinians who…
30 injured in clashes between Mubarak loyalists and martyrs’ families
Egypt
August 15, 2011
30 injured in clashes between Mubarak loyalists and martyrs’ families
Thirty people were injured in clashes during the second session of former President Hosni Mubarak's trial, Egypt's health minister said…
Army tanks in N. Sinai for first time since Israeli peace treaty
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Army tanks in N. Sinai for first time since Israeli peace treaty
For the first time since the signing of the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1979, the Egyptian armed…
Special forces deployed to Sinai to restore security
Egypt
August 11, 2011
Special forces deployed to Sinai to restore security
Special forces troops from the military and police were dispatched to North Sinai on Thursday in an attempt to combat…
Egypt arrests Sudanese trying to cross into Israel
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Egypt arrests Sudanese trying to cross into Israel
Egypt's border security on Sunday foiled an attempt by a Sudanese national to cross into Israel. Border security forces detected…
Official: Arab tourists to Egypt dropped in first half of 2011
Business
August 1, 2011
Official: Arab tourists to Egypt dropped in first half of 2011
The number of Arab tourists who visited Egypt in the first half of 2011 dropped by 15.3 percent compared to…