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Egypt's SCoAF (Military) Stops Paleo/Qatar Scheme in Sinai
From AhRam (aka Al Ahram, the Pyramids) english versionA recent decree issued by Minister of Defence Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi restricting the right to buy property in Sinai to second-generation Egyptian citizens had come against the wish of the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, according to a military source. The decree, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity, was issued after the minister became aware of a Palestinian-Qatari scheme to buy territory in Sinai "supposedly for tourism related projects." The source added that the minister "informed" the president before taking he took the decision "with unprecedented support from within the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the wider military community. "Many of us [officers and soldiers] died to retrieve this land; we did so not knowing that Morsi would one day compromise the country's right to Sinai - for whatever reason. Whatever the reason, Sinai is a red line. We will support our Palestinian brothers in every way possible but Sinai is not for sale," the source said. This decision by El-Sissi, who was appointed in August following Morsi's decision to remove his predecessor Hussein Tantawi along with the second in command Sami Anan, is more or less unprecedented. Posted by: lord garth 2012-12-29 |
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