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Latest in Tag: State of Emergency

Ending state of emergency indicates Egyptian’s market political, economic stability: Communications experts
Decision encourages foreign companies to inject new investments in Egypt, says Negm

Egyptians welcome President Al-Sisi decision to lift state of emergency
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said that the decision is a positive step in the right direction

Egypt extends state of emergency for further 3 months
Egypt has extended a nationwide state of emergency for a further three months, effective as of Sunday, according to a presidential decree by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The three-month-long nationwide extension was approved by the House of Representatives, headed by its Speaker Hanafi Gebali, last Thursday, to take effect as of 24 January. Under the …

House of Representatives approves 3-month extension of state of emergency
Egypt’s House of Representatives approved, on Thursday, the extension of the nationwide state of emergency for a further three months, effective as of 24 January 2021. House Speaker Hanafi Gebali revealed that more than two-thirds of MPs approved the extension. In April 2020, President Adel Fattah Al-Sisi ordered for the nationwide state of emergency to …

Madbouly seeks parliamentary support for extension to state of emergency
Government is approaching COVID-19 crisis scientifically, under WHO guidelines, says Madbouly

Parliament approves three-month extension of state of emergency
Al-Sisi ordered extension on 12 January, says parliament speaker

Parliament approves 3-month extension of state of emergency
The extension is to help police and army forces fight terrorist groups, and help the state implement development programmes, says Madbouly

Al-Sisi extends state of emergency for additional three months
Parliament should approve or reject within seven days of the declaration

Renewal of state of emergency aims to continue counterterrorism: Madbouly
Decision comes following April referendum on constitutional amendments

Omar Al-Bashir declares one-year state of emergency
Despite promises by Al-Bashir to reach out to opposition, doctors who participated in protests reportedly arrested

France could impose state of emergency over ‘Yellow Vest’ protests
Over 65 people, including 11 police personnel, were injured in clashes

State of emergency declared in New Valley over huge fire-swept village
Fire affected around 100-feddan of palm plantations in three areas in village, 37 locals injured

State of emergency in Turkey has ended, but violations still cited
Human rights organisations say that ending state of emergency is first step which is necessary in a long line of measures that new government must undertake

Egypt extends state of emergency for three months
Security forces to take measures to confront dangers, funding of ‘terrorism,’ presidential decree says

Al-Sisi extends state of emergency for three months
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi extended the nation’s state of emergency, currently in effect, for three months, starting 13 January. The extension allows the army and police to take any measures needed to face terrorism and its funding, with the aim of protecting citizens and institutions. Al-Sisi had announced the state of emergency, previously approved by …

State of emergency will not be used in restraining general freedoms: PM
The state of emergency is indispensable at this time, Abdel Aal

Egyptian cabinet extends curfew hours in North Sinai until end of state of emergency
Decision comes after a terror attack killed, injured 26 military personnel on Friday

High Administrative Court questions constitutionality of Emergency Law articles
The articles regarding judicial authorities raised concerns about the separation of powers

Declaration of state of emergency stirs fears among citizens
The state of emergency officially started on noon Monday

Cabinet to explain 3-month state of emergency to parliament
Terrorism is continuing battle, says Al-Sisi

Parliament approves state of emergency extension for North Sinai
The members of parliament representing Sinai opposed the extension as the emergency law poses danger to residents

North Sinai remains under state of emergency by presidential order
3-month extension begins on 29 July

Parliamentary speaker circumvents discussion of state of emergency decree in Sinai, passes decree without vote
MPs demanded vote on presidential decree but parliamentary speaker uses constitutional clause to justify ratification

Al-Sisi extends emergency state in North Sinai for fifth time
Possible security threats ahead of 25 January are reason for Rafah crossing closing, says media report

State of emergency extended in Tunisia by 2 months
The Tunisian president announced the state of emergency on 24 November after an attack on a presidential guards’ bus that killed 12

Egypt condemns Tunisian bus blast killing 12
Suspected suicide bomber targeted presidential guards in major street

18 soldiers injured in Al-Arish bomb explosion
Sinai curfew further extended for three months
3-month state of emergency imposed on North Sinai
Emergency law first used by Gamal Abdel Nasser back in force
Egypt lifts state of emergency, curfew on Thursday
Reuters- Egypt lifted a state of emergency and nightly curfews on Thursday, a government minister said, three months after the army enforced the measures amid bloody turmoil that followed its overthrow of an Islamist president. The state of emergency was imposed in mid-August, when hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on supporters of President Mohamed Mursi, …

US, UN react to court ruling to end state of emergency and curfew
Draft Protest Law still a significant threat to freedom of assembly, activists say