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Egypt’s then-interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in the capital Cairo, on January 26, 2015. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
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Members of the ‘I Saw Harassment’ NGO in Egypt gather in Cairo, Egypt during the Eid Al-Adha holiday, on October 4, 2014. (Courtesy of ‘I Saw Harassment’ Facebook page)
Egypt deploys female anti-harassment police unit
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Noor and Salma, two 15-year-old Egyptian girls, were flushed with happiness when a policewoman accompanied them through the crowded entrance of the Metro cinema in central Cairo on the first day of Eid Al-Adha. The female police officer is a...Caption:
File photo—A replica of Tutankhamun’s burial mask is on display during a preview of the exhibition ‘Tutankhamun-His Tomb and His Treasures’ in Nuremberg, Germany on October 11, 2013. (EPA/DANIEL KARMANN)
Egypt’s Treasure Trail
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Writing for the Washington Post on Saturday, Egyptian minister of state for antiquities, Mohamed Ibrahim, highlighted the growing problem of antiquities theft that is currently plaguing the country during this period of political and security...Caption:
A picture taken on August 8, 2012 shows members of the Egyptian security forces taking position during an operation in the northern Sinai peninsula. (AFP PHOTO/STR)
Egyptian army intensifies attacks on Sinai insurgents
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian security forces launched intensive air strikes against insurgents in Sinai on Saturday and Sunday morning, while security sources said explosives experts have deactivated five bombs which were prepared to detonate in the Suez and Giza...Caption:
AEgyptian security forces gather at the scene of a bomb that targeted the convoy of Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim in Cairo on September 5, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)