Suez
Activists back customs employees who blocked tear gas shipment
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Activists back customs employees who blocked tear gas shipment
A number of Egyptian activists on Tuesday voiced support for customs employees who blocked a shipment of tear gas from…
Authorities arrest ‘police sympathizer’ for allegedly killing 18 protesters
Egypt
November 17, 2011
Authorities arrest ‘police sympathizer’ for allegedly killing 18 protesters
Security forces in Suez, northeast of Cairo, arrested fugitive Sayyed Ibrahim Farag (AKA Araby Farag), who is accused of being…
Trial of officers accused of killing demonstrators adjourned
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Trial of officers accused of killing demonstrators adjourned
An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned to 6 January the trial of policemen accused of killing demonstrators in the Canal…
Suez security to interrogate officer over citizen’s death
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Suez security to interrogate officer over citizen’s death
The Suez security chief will now interrogate a police officer after he has been charged with shooting and killing 21-year-old…
Authorities confiscate 200,000 bladed weapons at Sokhna port
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Authorities confiscate 200,000 bladed weapons at Sokhna port
Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 200,000 bladed weapons into Egypt, seized on a vessel coming from China. The…
Masked gunmen fire at military checkpoint
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Masked gunmen fire at military checkpoint
Masked gunmen on Sunday fired at a military checkpoint on the Suez - Ismailia highway. No casualties were reported, and…
Anti-aircraft missiles found near Suez Canal, says paper
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Anti-aircraft missiles found near Suez Canal, says paper
Egyptian military and police forces discovered anti-aircraft rockets and launching pads near the Suez Canal late Saturday, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper…
Protesters block Suez-Ismailia Highway to protest death of young man
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Protesters block Suez-Ismailia Highway to protest death of young man
Hundreds of people blocked the Suez-Ismailia Highway on Wednesday after the death of a young man in Suez. According to…
Only 6 Suez martyrs were former convicts, says security chief
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Only 6 Suez martyrs were former convicts, says security chief
The head of the Suez security directorate, Major General Adel Refaat, denied that the majority of those killed in the…
Mubarak trial: Court sees videos ‘showing policemen killing protesters’
Egypt
September 17, 2011
Mubarak trial: Court sees videos ‘showing policemen killing protesters’
On Saturday the court trying former President Hosni Mubarak began watching videos allegedly showing the killing of protesters during the 25…