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'Egypt faces a severe non-conventional war and the scenario of chaos will not be repeated again,' PM tell MPs
[Al Ahram] In a statement delivered before parliament on Tuesday, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that Egypt is currently facing one of the most severe non-conventional wars."This war primarily seeks to create a state of confusion, spread a national sense of disappointment, and disrupt confidence between Egyptian citizens and state institutions, at the top of which is the presidency," said Madbouly, adding that "the non-conventional war also tried its best to sow distrust in the Egyptian army and police forces." "They know that they are not able to disrupt Egypt by resorting to a conventional war because they know that the Egyptian army is very strong and that they can’t defeat Egypt in a conventional way," said Madbouly, "so they resorted to the current non-conventional war to tarnish the Egyptian army in the eyes of the people, but I am sure that the Egyptian people and state authorities will not allow the old scenario of chaos be repeated, and that we will all protect Egypt from the collapse that many countries around us have faced." "When some citizens erupted into the streets two weeks ago, security forces were able to contain this in a legal and professional way. They used the laws you drafted and passed to contain this, and I want to stress that while moving to contain this, security forces were keen not to commit any violations," said Madbouly. In his one-hour statement, Madbouly reviewed the achievements of his 15-month government. Madbouly drew a comparison between economic conditions in Egypt in the second half of 2014 when President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi took office, and the economic conditions in the second half of 2019. "In the middle of 2016, Egypt’s economy was on the edge of collapse and the country was suffering deterioration in security conditions and a state of political upheaval," said Madbouly, "but after three years and following the implementation of a successful economic reform, conditions have completely changed for the better." Related: Mostafa Madbouly: 2019-08-06 Egypt legalizes status of 88 unlicensed churches, service buildings Mostafa Madbouly: 2019-07-02 Egypt legalizes status of 127 unlicensed churches, service buildings Mostafa Madbouly: 2019-06-04 Egypt announces Wednesday will be first day of Eid, Tuesday last day of Ramadan Related: Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi: 2019-09-22 Small protests in Egypt dispersed by police, Hamas tells members to shut up about it Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi: 2019-09-16 What happened in Syria was planned by terrorist organizations: Egypt’s Sisi Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi: 2019-04-24 Egypt's constitutional amendments passed by 88.83% in referendum - National Elections Authority Posted by: Fred 2019-10-10 |
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