Egyptian demonstrators hold banners during a rally in Cairo in support of Sisi's decree aimed at "protecting public installations and utilities from terrorist attacks", on November 04, 2014. Sisi enacted a decree allowing military trials for civilians suspected of attacking state infrastructure, after a string of deadly strikes on soldiers. It came after Sisi promised a tough response to what he called an "existential threat" to Egypt posed by militants, following an attack Friday on an army checkpoint in the Sinai that killed at least 30 soldiers. Photo by Amr Sayed