Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has given security forces three months to restore "security and stability" in the northern Sinai area days after the worst attack in the country's modern history. Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has given security forces three months to restore "security and stability" in the northern Sinai area days after the worst attack in the country's modern history. Mr Hegazy, appointed last month, rose up from his front-row seat and stood in rigid attention as Mr el-Sissi, a general-turned-president, addressed him. "I am mandating Major General Mohammed Farid Hegazy before you and the entire people of Egypt to restore security and stability in Sinai," said Mr el-Sissi. "With God's benevolence and your efforts and sacrifices, you and the police will restore security and use all brute force."

Source: Irish Independent November 29, 2017 11:37 UTC