Egypt is set to propose a comprehensive political solution to the Libyan crisis in the coming months, aiming to eliminate terrorist hideouts used for transferring militants, ammunition and arms to  neighboring countries in the region, according to a statement by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday.

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said that the Libyan crisis is en route to be solved peacefully and conclusively during the coming months, as the escalation and civil conflict is increasing in the war-torn country.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi opened the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa on Wednesday by calling for a comprehensive and bold response to countries supporting terrorism.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi highlighted Egypt’s war against terrorism including the fight in Sinai as well as along the western borders with Libya, and affirmed the need to reach a “peaceful” political solution to the Libyan crisis.

A self-exiled Egyptian businessman whose allegations of corruption against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the country’s military sparked rare protests has been sentenced in absentia to five years in prison. Former military contractor Mohamed Ali was charged with tax evasion.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently appointed a slate of new governors and deputies that is weighted with police and military leaders at the expense of civilians. The appointments come as parliament is expecting a Cabinet reshuffle.

The office of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has seen a dramatic shake-up, with its head, Major General Mostafa Sharif, replaced with the commander of the Republican Guard, Major General Ahmad Ali, according to London-based newspaper al-Araby al-Jadeed.

While thousands of Algerian citizens have continued to protest peacefully for the 40th consecutive week, demanding an accountable government and an end to corruption, streets in Iraq and Lebanon have turned into places of mass protests and ongoing confrontations between angry citizens and their governments.

On 17 June of this year the first democratically elected president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, collapsed during a court hearing in Cairo and was later pronounced dead, following an apparent heart attack.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday appointed 16 new provisional governors and 23 deputies, including the governors of the coastal cities of Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh.