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Cairo- Waleed Abdul Rahman

Egypt’s parliament preliminarily approved on Monday a draft law on establishing a Supreme Council for ‎Combating Terrorism and Extremism ‎‎(SCCTE), which is headed by the Egyptian president and includes 18 official members. "‎



Article one of the law states that the council will forge ‎a national anti-terrorism and counter-extremism strategy ‎every five years. Sources pointed out that “the council will also aim to address the aftermath of terrorism.”



Egypt is fighting ISIS’ self-proclaimed state in Sinai which has been advocating terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula since the ousting of former president Mohamed Morsi from power in 2013.
The Egyptian Parliament approves a draft law creating the 18-member Supreme Council for ‎Combating Terrorism and Extremism. The new body is headed by the President and is expected to also contain the Prime Minister, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the defence and interior ministers. The new body replaces the National Council to Combat Terrorism and Extremism created by Presidential decree by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2017.