CAIRO (Sputnik) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi extended by three months a state of emergency imposed in North Sinai, starting from Sunday, according to an official statement.
The measure was first introduced in October 2014 following two deadly attacks on the security checkpoints in North Sinai, which claimed lives of 33 Egyptian servicemen. It was extended three months in January and again in April.
"It is forbidden to move in certain areas from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. except for the city of al-Arish [the administrative center of the province], where the ban is from midnight to 6 a.m.," the written decree published in North Sinai’s official newspaper reads.
Sinai is one of the most troubled provinces of Egypt in terms of extremist activity.
The attacks became recurrent after the 2013 overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi.
