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Parliament Speaker requests Interior Ministry to submit restructuring plan
Egypt
February 26, 2012
Parliament Speaker requests Interior Ministry to submit restructuring plan
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny on Sunday said that he will ask Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim to submit his plan…
Interior Ministry pledges change of police mindset
Egypt
February 26, 2012
Interior Ministry pledges change of police mindset
The mindset of police is changing, the head of the Interior Ministry’s legal affairs department said Sunday. Officers think of…
Policemen see security reform in unionization
Egypt
February 26, 2012
Policemen see security reform in unionization
Thousands of policemen and officers across Egypt are seeking to establish trade unions with which to protect their interests. Legal…
Interior Minister’s test reveals emergency police failures
Egypt
February 25, 2012
Interior Minister’s test reveals emergency police failures
Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim was reportedly disappointed after asking monitors to visit emergency police departments and submit mock incident reports to test…
Interior minister: Police back to maintaining security
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Interior minister: Police back to maintaining security
The police force has restored its power when it comes to maintaining security, said Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim while presenting…
Dar al-Ifta urges ‘bearded police’ to respect ministry rules
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Dar al-Ifta urges ‘bearded police’ to respect ministry rules
Police officers who want to grow their beards should respect Interior Ministry rules about their appearance, Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, the…
Egyptian policeman suspended for growing beard
Egypt
February 20, 2012
Egyptian policeman suspended for growing beard
An Egyptian policeman has been suspended for allowing his beard to grow in violation of regulations, a security official said…
Monday’s papers: Police protest for beards, and parliamentary mayhem
Egypt
February 20, 2012
Monday’s papers: Police protest for beards, and parliamentary mayhem
News of presidential elections and parliamentary mayhem yet again dominate much of the local papers. But first, a story about…
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Facebook users who say they are police officers have created a Facebook page titled “I am a bearded policeman,” saying…
Court summons intelligence chief to testify in the case of killing protesters
Egypt
February 18, 2012
Court summons intelligence chief to testify in the case of killing protesters
Giza Criminal Court on Saturday summoned Egypt's General Intelligence Chief Mourad Mowafy to testify in the next session of the…