Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Egypt's parliamentary poll will not be delayed by Sinai attacks (official)

Egyptian Local Development Minister Adel Labib said on Monday that the attacks in North Sinai will not delay the timing of parliamentary elections, the state-owned daily Ahramonline reported.

Last Friday, a series of deadly attacks carried out by militants in Sinai killed at least 30 Egyptian soldiers and wounded dozens. In the wake of the attack, Egypt declares a state of emergency in the Sinai Peninsula.

The Egyptian official also told reporters that provincial elections would take place after the parliamentary poll, which would be held by the end of this year.


The parliamentary vote is the third and last step in a political roadmap set after the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.

Sources: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
28/10/14
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  1. L’Égypte crée une zone tampon le long de sa frontière avec Gaza ...

    Dans sa "guerre" contre le terrorisme, l’armée égyptienne a décidé de créer une zone tampon, sous la forme d’un immense canal, pour sécuriser sa frontière avec la Bande de Gaza. Des milliers de Bédouins de la région du Sinaï ont dû évacuer la zone.

    Le président égyptien al-Sissi l’avait promis il y a quatre jours : "J’apporterai une réponse implacable à la menace existentielle que représentent les jihadistes en Égypte". Une semaine après un attentat kamikaze qui a coûté la vie à 30 militaires dans le Sinaï, le chef de l’État a tenu parole. Mercredi 29 octobre, il a ordonné le lancement d’une vaste opération de sécurisation de sa frontière avec l’enclave palestinienne de Gaza.

    Les autorités égyptiennes ont donc prévu de rapidement construire une "zone tampon" qui, concrètement, prendra la forme d’un profond canal creusé dans le sol d’une longueur de 13 kilomètres et d’une largeur de 500 mètres. L’objectif de cette opération est double : "Neutraliser les tunnels à la frontière avec la Bande de Gaza et empêcher le passage d’armes et de militants islamistes", explique Sonia Dridi, correspondante de France 24 en Égypte...............http://www.france24.com/fr/20141029-egypte-zone-tampon-frontiere-gaza-tunnel-canal-trafic-jihadistes-armes-sinai-sissi/
    29/10/14

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    1. Egypt clears Gaza border area to create security buffer ...

      (Reuters) - Egypt began clearing residents from its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to create a buffer zone following some of the worst anti-state violence since President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year.

      A day after being ordered by the army to move, many in the area had already packed their belongings and begun to leave when an announcement from Cairo made the eviction official.

      "If any resident resists leaving the area in a cordial manner, their property ... will be forcibly seized," read the decree signed by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb...............http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/29/us-egypt-sinai-buffer-idUSKBN0II1Q320141029?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
      29/10/14

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