Egypt’s security forces look to cooperate with Bedouin
The economic conference held in Sharm el-Sheikh surprisingly went through with no security incidents, as some Sinai residents say that the Egyptian security forces imposed strict measures to prevent any armed attack.
![A military helicopter flies over the conference centre hosting the Egypt Economic Development Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh An Egyptian military helicopter flies over the conference centre hosting the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 14, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS TRANSPORT MILITARY) - RTR4TCPP](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/03/RTR4TCPP.jpg/RTR4TCPP.jpg?h=5021389d&itok=NhkC2Ev2)
EL-ARISH, Egypt — Amid various media statements by Egypt's opposing religious and military forces about the feasibility of the economic conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, the conference's security was a success, coming amid suspicions that terrorist organizations would attempt to thwart the participation of 90 Arab and foreign countries in support of Egypt's faltering economy.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's military regime managed, once again, to thwart threats from its opponents, be they the Muslim Brotherhood, which explicitly called for the need to undermine the conference, or Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis terrorist group. The latter’s sporadic targets aim at destabilizing the regime that opposes its religious expansion, described by the majority of the Egyptian people as extremist.