Special to WorldTribune.com Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi plans to overhaul the nation’s police and security forces. Under a plan drafted by Sisi, uneducated conscripts will be replaced by applicants to the new “police assistant” grade who are trained in modern policing techniques, the Interior Ministry announced. Applicants for the new police assistant force must […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has disclosed a plan by the ousted Muslim Brotherhood to sabotage the Arab power. The Interior Ministry has released a purported plan by the Brotherhood to destabilize Egypt. The Brotherhood is said to have plotted to spark labor unrest in both the public and private sectors as well as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egyptian opposition sources said the regime of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has appointed members of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood as security chiefs. They said the Brotherhood members were named to senior positions in the Interior Ministry as well as the intelligence and security command. “The Brotherhood has taken over the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt plans to procure 100,000 pistols for police. Officials said the Interior Ministry has approved a plan to procure 9mm pistols for Egyptian police. They said the ministry would procure at least 100,000 firearms in an effort to defuse a revolt within the police. “We hope to acquire the first […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Kuwait has been deporting thousands of illegal aliens as part of a security crackdown. Security sources said the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom has deported nearly 13,000 foreign nationals since May 1. The sources said the expulsions reflect a crackdown by Kuwait against illegal aliens from primarily South Asian nations […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain has launched a crackdown on clerics who express support for the Shi’ite revolt in the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. The Cabinet said clerics who preach violence would be prosecuted. In a statement on May 6, the Cabinet warned against political sermons or other activities in mosques throughout Bahrain. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Kuwait has been urged by its Islamist parliament to establish a religious police force. Officials said the Interior Ministry is examining the prospect of forming a force that would enforce Islamic laws in the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom. The officials said the proposed unit has not been approved by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — In an unprecedented admission, Morocco has linked security forces to drug traffickers. The Morocccan Interior Ministry said a drug trafficking network was working with elements in the kingdom’s security services. The ministry did not identify the Moroccan agencies or any suspected officers. “Within the framework of investigations conducted by the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq has drafted what officials termed a soft security plan that would remove checkpoints and focus on intelligence in the war against Al Qaida. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has approved a plan to improve coordination by the military and security forces, particularly around major […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Palestinian national unity talks have been hampered by another dispute amid a Hamas demand for a majority of the Cabinet portfolios of the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian sources said Hamas has issued new conditions for a national unity government with the rival Fatah movement, meant to be headed by PA Chairman […]