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Egyptian Parliament approves 16th consecutive state of emergency extension
Egypt
July 12, 2021
Egyptian Parliament approves 16th consecutive state of emergency extension
The Egyptian House of Representatives on Monday approved the extension of the state of emergency across Egypt for three more…
Egypt’s House of Representatives approves extending state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt
January 21, 2021
Egypt’s House of Representatives approves extending state of emergency for 3 months
The Egyptian House of Representatives on Wednesday approved, by majority, the decision of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to extend…
President Sisi extends Egypt’s state of emergency by 3 months
Egypt
October 26, 2020
President Sisi extends Egypt’s state of emergency by 3 months
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has extended the country’s nationwide state of emergency by three months, starting Monday. This decision…
Egypt’s Sisi extends state of emergency for three months, starting January 27
Egypt
January 14, 2020
Egypt’s Sisi extends state of emergency for three months, starting January 27
A two-thirds majority of Egypt’s House of Representatives on Tuesday approved extending the state of emergency for a further three…
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
Egypt
February 25, 2018
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
The Maadi Court of Misdemeanors ruled on Saturday to reduce activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence for insulting the judiciary to a…
Court sentences 9 to 2 yrs in prison for spreading false news, forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ group
Egypt
February 24, 2018
Court sentences 9 to 2 yrs in prison for spreading false news, forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ group
An Egyptian court sentenced 9 people to two years in prison on Thursday after they had been arrested in July…
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Six young people were arrested from Al-Azhar Park on Friday and handed a 15-day detention order on charges of forming…
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
World
April 30, 2017
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
Mali's National Assembly has voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an…
Egypt’s secret police revived and back on the streets
Egypt
April 24, 2017
Egypt’s secret police revived and back on the streets
With Egypt already under a nationwide state of emergency in the aftermath of two deadly attacks that targeted churches in…
Bishop says state of emergency not enough to protect Egypt’s Copts
Egypt
April 14, 2017
Bishop says state of emergency not enough to protect Egypt’s Copts
The Egyptian government needs to do more to protect the country's Coptic Christians from a "wave of persecution" following bombings…