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Article / report excerpt (part of congressional oversight production)
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Summary
This page contains an excerpt of an article or report written by journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy about a reconciliation meeting in Egypt between the military government (SCAF) and Bedouin tribes in the Sinai region. The text details government promises regarding land ownership laws and amnesty for those sentenced in absentia in exchange for cooperation on security. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mohamed Fadel Fahmy | Author / Journalist |
Author of the text, freelance news producer/journalist for CNN in Cairo, author of 'Baghdad Bound'.
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| Deputy interior minister | Government Official |
Accompanied SCAF members to the meeting in el-Arish.
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| Bedouin sheikhs | Tribal Leaders |
Representing tribes in Sinai, attended meeting with military officials.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Supreme Council of the Armed Forces |
Egypt's governing body (at the time), members attended the meeting.
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| Military Intelligence |
Members attended the meeting.
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| CNN |
Employer of the author Mohamed Fadel Fahmy.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
August 20
Meeting between the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, government officials, and Bedouin sheikhs regarding security and land ownership reforms.
el-Arish military club, Sinai
Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Deputy interior minister
Military intelligence members
Bedouin sheikhs
Locations (4)
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Country where the events are taking place.
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Region being discussed regarding security and land ownership.
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Location of the meeting on Aug. 20.
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Location where the author works.
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Relationships (1)
Held a meeting to discuss security cooperation and land ownership concessions.
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,295 characters)
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and regain its full rights." Egypt's new government has made tentative steps in that direction: Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, accompanied by the deputy interior minister and members of the military intelligence, held a meeting on Aug. 20 in the el-Arish military club, in a conference hall with Bedouin sheikhs representing each tribe in Sinai. At the meeting speakers from both sides expressed their willingness to cooperate in bringing the security situation back to normal and to bury the hatchet "for love of Sinai."
The government officials announced their concessions, including promises to soon issue a new law regarding land ownership in the region and to revisit the files of those Bedouins sentenced in absentia; the Bedouins dutifully clapped at the news. Several Bedouin sheikhs subsequently took to the podium and announced their intentions to assist in securing the region.
The government's planned reforms are a good start, but after years of neglect, it's going to take more than promises to win over the Bedouins. If Egypt is truly concerned about securing Sinai, it must quickly turn its words into actions.
The government officials announced their concessions, including promises to soon issue a new law regarding land ownership in the region and to revisit the files of those Bedouins sentenced in absentia; the Bedouins dutifully clapped at the news. Several Bedouin sheikhs subsequently took to the podium and announced their intentions to assist in securing the region.
The government's planned reforms are a good start, but after years of neglect, it's going to take more than promises to win over the Bedouins. If Egypt is truly concerned about securing Sinai, it must quickly turn its words into actions.
Mohamed Fadel Fahmy is the author of Baghdad Bound and works as a freelance news producer/journalist for CNN in Cairo.
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