state of emergency
President Sisi extends state of emergency in Egypt for 3 months
Egypt
July 22, 2019
President Sisi extends state of emergency in Egypt for 3 months
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended the state of emergency nationwide by three months on Sunday upon the approval of…
Governorates declare state of emergency due to increasing temperatures
Egypt
July 17, 2019
Governorates declare state of emergency due to increasing temperatures
Several Egyptian governorates declared on Wednesday a state of emergency due to increasing temperatures. Governing bodies requested increased levels of…
Turkey holds thousands in solitary in Erdogan’s prisons
Middle East
May 8, 2019
Turkey holds thousands in solitary in Erdogan’s prisons
“My living conditions are getting worse by the day, and I feel increasingly poor,” Muzaffer Ozcengiz wrote from his prison…
Egypt’s parliament extends state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt
May 4, 2019
Egypt’s parliament extends state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt’s parliament on Saturday approved extending the current state of emergency for an additional three months starting from Thursday, April…
Egypt extends state of emergency by 3 months, commencing April 25
Egypt
April 25, 2019
Egypt extends state of emergency by 3 months, commencing April 25
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended the state of emergency nationwide by three months on Thursday upon the approval of…
Bashir declares year-long state of emergency across Sudan
Middle East
February 23, 2019
Bashir declares year-long state of emergency across Sudan
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declared a nationwide state of emergency on Friday and dissolved the government in an effort to…
Curfew announced in some North Sinai areas
Egypt
January 16, 2019
Curfew announced in some North Sinai areas
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli issued a decree imposing a curfew starting Tuesday in some areas of North Sinai for a…
Egypt’s parliament extends state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt
January 13, 2019
Egypt’s parliament extends state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt’s parliament on Sunday approved extending the current state of emergency with a comfortable majority of votes (two thirds…
State of emergency declared in Sudanese city after party HQ torched
Middle East
December 20, 2018
State of emergency declared in Sudanese city after party HQ torched
Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, close to Atbara. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A state of emergency was declared in the…
Egypt’s parliament approves extending state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt
October 21, 2018
Egypt’s parliament approves extending state of emergency for 3 months
Egypt’s parliament on Sunday approved extending the current state of emergency with a comfortable majority of votes for an…