move will be to reclaim the Sinai region, after it had
completed the New Suez Canal project, which was
opened for use on August 6.
At the tour of the New Suez Canal facility in Ismailia
recently, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Rear
Admiral Mohab Mameesh, told journalists from Sub-
Saharan Africa that now that the New Suez Canal has
been achieved, the next move would be to create life in
Sinai through development. “We need Sinai, we can’t
leave it as it is”, he said.
However, the country will need to reclaim the area before
development can take place. This task may not come
easy as the area remains occupied by Islamic State
affiliated terrorist group according to media reports. But
President Abdulfattah El-Sisi looks prepared for the task
bearing in mind analysts’ interpretation of his military
attire at the opening of the new canal in early August.
Analysts had indicated that his military attire (though Al-
Sisi is not running a military government) may be a
warning to terrorists that his government will not tolerate
attacks.
It should be noted that this would not be the first time that
Egypt will have to fight to reclaim the Sinai region.
Decades ago, it had to fight Israeli occupation in a war.
Now Egypt has to fight off terrorists in order to reclaim
the land for development.
The Suez Canal Authourity chief said his country is
capable of ensuring security of its people, and for all the
ships that use the Suez Canal. “Throughout the one year
we were on the project, there was no security incidence.
3,000 foreign workers worked on the New Suez Canal
project night and day and there was no incidence. That
shows our capability to secure the waterways.
Source:Guardian
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