Security measures taken over 6 months

CAIRO - 11 March 2019: In its mid-year report submitted to the Parliament, the Cabinet stated the achievements ofthe Egyptian Armed Forces and the police in the realm of countering terrorism and combating crime over the past six months.

The Comprehensive Operation - Sinai 2018 has continued.

A comprehensive security strategy was executed to intensify information collection, launch precautionary operations against terrorists' hideouts and unveil perpetrators of terror attacks.

International cooperation in the sector of security has expanded to exchange information, and recover looted artifacts and wanted individuals.

A total of 1,500 criminal cases have been solved.

Some 725 gangs consisting of 2,309 defendants were uncovered.

Unlicensed firearms and bladed weapons were confiscated. Unlicensed arms workshops were unveiled. The total is 22,800 lawsuits.

The first edition of the Egyptian Defense Expo(EDEX) was held in Cairo where 300 firms from 41 countries took part.