President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Wednesday a presidential decree upon which a national council for combating terrorism and extremism will be established with a view to rallying institutional and societal capacities to uproot the causes of terrorism and to address its impact.

The planned council will be chaired by the president of the republic with the membership of the parliament's speaker, the prime minister, Al-Azhar's Imam, the ministers of youth and sports, social solidarity, interior, foreign affairs, communications and IT, justice, education and higher education, the chief of the general intelligence body and the chairman of the administrative control authority.

The council will also comprise public figures including Ali Gomaa, Farouq Geweida, Abdel-Monem el-Saied, Mohamed Saber Arab, Ahmed Okasha, Mohamed Sobhi, Diyaa Rashwan, Osama el-Azhari, Hoda Abdel-Monem, Hani Labib and Khaled Okasha.

It will draw up a national comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism and extremism in Egypt locally and internationally. It will coordinate with religious and security bodies to empower moderate religious approach and to spread the concepts of correct religion in face of extremism in all its forms.

The council will also propose plans to create jobs in regions of extremism and to review regulations related to counter-terrorism both at the local and internal levels.

Laws will be also reconsidered by the council to ensure prompt justice and promote coordination and cooperation of the security and political bodies with their counterparts in the international community.

The council will also be assigned with laying down the plans needed to get the international community posted on the truth of terrorism and groups and states that support it against the Egyptian state.

The council will meet every two months and whenever necessary.

Source : Mena