The Egyptian Cabinet’s Media Center confirmed that Egypt has advanced 93 places in the Violent Crime Index, issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace, to reach 29th place in 2025, compared to 122nd place in 2014, noting that the advancement in ranking indicates a decline in crime levels.
This came in a video published by the Egyptian Cabinet’s Media Center on its social media platforms, titled: “Egypt is transforming from one of the countries with the highest crime rates to one of the safest countries within 10 years”.
Egypt celebrates the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Ismailia and Police Day
Egypt officially celebrated Police Day a few days ago, which falls on January 25th each year.
In 2026, 74 years will pass since the commemoration of the Battle of Ismailia (east of Egypt at the Suez Canal), that immortal event in the history of Egyptian nationalism, when the Egyptian policemen in 1952 refused the ultimatum of the British occupation forces to surrender, hand over weapons and leave for Cairo, raising the slogan of dignity and honor, despite their small number and weak armament, as dozens of them fell as martyrs and wounded, January 25th of each year remains a testament to the bravery and sacrifices of the Egyptian police.
During the official ceremony attended by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on this occasion, the guard of honor performed the military salute, and the national anthem of the Arab Republic of Egypt was played. Then President Sisi went to the memorial to lay a wreath of flowers, and the music played the Martyr’s Salute, and then he shook hands with senior state officials and members of the Supreme Police Council.
After those ceremonies, al-Sisi met with the members of the Supreme Police Council. At the end of the meeting, the Minister of Interior presented a copy of the Holy Quran to President Sisi, and then a commemorative photo was taken of the President of the Republic with the members of the Supreme Police Council.
Luncheon and Discussions on Domestic and Foreign Policy
According to the official Facebook page of the State Information Service, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended a luncheon with senior state officials and a group of media figures, where an interactive dialogue took place covering developments in domestic, regional, and international affairs.
During this dialogue, emphasis was placed on the need to strive towards correcting media discourse, to continue working on reforming state institutions and agencies, and the need to adhere to objective and completely impartial standards in appointments to state agencies, while stressing the need to continue reforming education and addressing related problems, as well as continuing to work diligently on developing the health system in Egypt.
Al-Sisi also stressed the need for good governance and sound management in the administration of state institutions and agencies, stressing that Egypt is keen to follow a foreign policy based on respect for international law and peaceful relations between countries, and to strive to achieve stability and peace.
