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The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced the lifting of the state of emergency that has been in place since deadly jihadist attacks on Coptic Christian churches in 2017.
Since April 2017 bombings of two Coptic churches by an Islamic State group affiliate that killed more than 40 people, Egypt has been under a state of emergency.
Coptic Christians account for around 10 percent of Egypt’s population.
“Egypt has become, thanks to its great people and its loyal men, an oasis of security and stability in the region,” Sisi said on Facebook on Monday.
“This is why I decided to cancel the renewal of the state of emergency throughout the country,” he added.
Under a state of emergency, the powers of the police including arresting and holding citizens are extended and constitutional rights such as freedom of speech and assembly are restricted.
The north African country has been battling an Islamist insurgency for years. The attacks have been largely carried out in the northern Sinai Peninsula, but occasionally struck elsewhere in the country.
Since February 2018, the authorities have been conducting a nationwide operation against Islamist militants, aimed mainly at North Sinai and the country’s Western Desert, towards the border with Libya.
Rights groups say the state of emergency coupled with the government’s effective protest ban since 2013 has helped it in crushing dissent.
Bayern Munich confirmed Thursday that head coach Julian Nagelsmann has tested positive for Covid-19 – even though he is fully vaccinated – having already sat out their Champions League win […]
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