Interior Ministry

Speaker of Catalonia's sacked parliament leaves jail

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

The speaker of Catalonia's sacked regional parliament has left a prison near Madrid after she posted bail of 150,000 euros ($175,000), the Interior Ministry said Friday. Carme Forcadell had been held since late Thursday on charges of "rebellion" over her role in the regional government's push for independence. source: AFPRead more

Tabih call for solving Hassima problem

Casablanca - Jamila Omar

Moroccan lawyer Abdel Kabeir Tabih said that the protest comes to express solidarity with those people who have been imprisoned by the Moroccan authorities. He added, in an interview with “Muslimchronicle”, that the number of Hassima’s prisoners increased to hit 100 persons, saying that the security forces arrested a large number of people in the incidents witnessed there and theyRead more

Kabul mosque attack toll jumps to 32 dead, 41 wounded

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

A suicide bomber killed 32 people including women and children and wounded 41 others when he blew himself up in a Shiite mosque in Kabul on Friday, officials said. "Unfortunately this evening a suicide bomber detonated himself among the worshippers inside a mosque in Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of Kabul city," Kabul police spokesman Abdul Basir Mujahid told AFP. The interior ministryRead more

Interior Ministry announces detours following explosion of water pipeline in New Cairo

Cairo - Arab Today

The Interior Ministry has announced detours along the ring road in New Cairo after a water pipeline exploded earlier Saturday. Traffic from New Cairo and Maadi to the Golf area will be directed to Corridor 90, said Adel Zaky, the assistant interior minister for the traffic department. Traffic from Corridor 90 toward Down Town will be directed to el MushirRead more

Interior Ministry on high alert to secure churches nationwide

Cairo - Arab Today

Interior Ministry has issued a high security alert in all its sectors to secure Copts celebrations of Easter feast nationwide, according to a high-ranking security source. In statements to MENA, the source said Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghafar held a series of meeting with his assistants to assess the security plans outlined to secure the surroundings of all churches andRead more

Habib el Adly sentenced to 7 years rigorous imprisonment for stealing public funds

Cairo - Arab Today

The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced former interior minister Habib el Adly to seven years rigorous imprisonment on charges of stealing public funds worth more than two billion pounds. Twelve other Interior Ministry leader were convicted in the case. The convicts were found guilty of stealing the money in the period between 2000 and 2011. Source: MENARead more

Counselor accuses MB of targeting the judges

Cairo - Mustafa Al Khoweildi

Judge Amr Abdel Raziq, former Chairperson of State Security Court, said that he faced four attempts of assassination from the Muslim Brotherhood, saying that the judges should perform a major role eliminate the extremism. He stressed the need for cooperation between the different institutions of the country to keep the people away from the extremist ideas. He blamed the currentRead more

Blast targets bus in Kabul during rush hour

Kabul - Arab Today

A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour on Monday, officials said, sending smoke rising in the sky just days after a deadly insurgent assault on Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the blast, but it comes as the Taliban step up attacks even before the official start of theRead more

Policeman killed in south Tunisia ambush

Tunis - Arab Today

Militants attacked a checkpoint in a town in southwest Tunisia early on Sunday, killing a policeman and wounding three others, security officials said. Two militants were also killed in an exchange of fire during the attack near Kebili, which lies on the edge of Tunisia’s southern desert region, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Interior Ministry describedRead more

5 facebook accounts closed over provocative posts

Cairo - Arab Today

The IT sector of the Interior Ministry has shut five facebook accounts for sharing provocative posts. The accounts provoked sabotage actions against institutions and citizens. Eleven persons have, meanwhile, been arrested on blackmail and swindle charges via the internet. All legal measures have been taken against the defendants. Source: MENARead more