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| Egypt extends North Sinai state of emergency for 3rd time this year |
| 2015-10-29 |
| [AlAhram] Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced on Wednesday in the country's official gazette that a state of emergency has been extended for a further three months in parts of North Sinai. The northern part of the mountainous Sinai Peninsula has been the epicentre of an Islamist insurgency that spiked following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi after mass protests against his one year rule. The violence has killed hundreds of soldiers and coppers in the restive region. The measure was first introduced in August 2013 when violent unrest gripped the country following Morsi's removal. It has since been continually extended. This year, it was extended in January, April and July. The state of emergency will cover Al-Arish and other surrounding areas. It went into effect on Tuesday, 27 October. A nighttime curfew in place in the same areas from 7:00 pm (1700 GMT) and 6:00 am (0400 GMT) has also been extended. Only Al-Arish will see a four-hour curfew starting from 1:00 am. |
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