Egypt’s parliament approved on Monday El-Sisi’s presidential decree to extend the country’s state of emergency, that has been in effect for two years, for three more months from 27 October 2019 to 26 January 2020 on the grounds of fighting terrorism and implementing development programs in a stable climate, Ahram Online reported. This is the tenth time the president issues a decree to extent the state of emergency. According to the bylaws of the Egyptian House of Representatives, two-thirds of the members of the parliament must approve the imposition or extension of the state of emergency within seven days of the decision. BBC Arabic said that Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced in his speech to the house of Representatives that there are”forces of darkness exploiting the turmoil in the Arab region and the Middle East to carry out despicable acts against innocent civilians as well as members of the armed forces and police, hoping to destabilize Egypt.” According to Egypt Today, “The Armed Forces and Tourism Police shall take all the necessary measures to combat the dangers of terrorism and its financing sources in order to maintain security throughout the…
