Egypt Update Friday, September 13, 2013
It has been a busy week of rebuilding and keeping control in Egypt. During the past week Egypt’s interim president Hazem
el-Beblawi has extended the nationwide state of emergency for two more
months. This order resulted from Senor
Egyptian officials warning of more terrorist attacks following the suicide
bombings in the Sinai Peninsula and the failed assignation attempt on the
interior minister. The government has announced to offer low-income families relief for school expenses and
public transportation costs. In addition, the government
also plans to put $3.1 billion towards infrastructure projects and increase the
employment rate in the country. The expectation
is that the money being put into these projects will increase economic growth
from 2 to 3.5 percent.
The actions of offering relief for low income families and
the government’s plan to create more jobs is important since the political instability
has caused wiped out most tourism and foreign investments in Egypt. The state’s emergency powers have allowed police to
have more power to make arrests, with the goal of keeping the potential terrorists threats under control. The state of emergency can only be in place
for three months after which it must be put towards public referendum. This extension came after the military
launched an offensive in the northern region of Sinai. The goal was to raid suspected al-Qaida
hideouts. The operation lasted three
days, resulted in 29 dead militants and lead to the capture of weapons, explosives
and ten anit-aircraft missiles. It is
clear that Egypt is still undergoing a serious rebuilding in both there
infrastructure and economy. In addition, the
government does not believe that the state is completely safe and that there is
still a need for the current state of emergency resulting from the ongoing terrorist
threats and restlessness throughout the country.
- (This is a picture is of soldiers doing a patrol in vehicles with helicopter support through villages in norther Sinai)
Authors:
Brennan
Nicholas
Elvira
Jonathan
Akana
Brennan
Nicholas
Elvira
Jonathan
Akana
Works Cited:
1) EL DEEB, S. ((n.d.)). Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/egypt-court-acquits-police-protester-deaths-20233340
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