state of emergency
Egypt’s state of emergency in 2017: constitutional enforcement and consequences
Egypt
April 10, 2017
Egypt’s state of emergency in 2017: constitutional enforcement and consequences
In the wake of deadly two attacks on churches in Tanta and Alexandria that killed 45 and injured over 100…
Ethiopia blames Egypt, other states for stoking unrest
Egypt
October 10, 2016
Ethiopia blames Egypt, other states for stoking unrest
Ethiopia accused elements in Eritrea, Egypt and other states on Monday of arming, training and funding groups that it blames…
Egypt approves 5-year extension of military protection for public facilities
Egypt
August 10, 2016
Egypt approves 5-year extension of military protection for public facilities
Egypt's parliament approved on Tuesday the extension of the law allowing the military to contribute in protecting public facilities for…
Turkey to suspend European rights convention
Middle East
July 21, 2016
Turkey to suspend European rights convention
Turkey said on Thursday it would suspend the European Convention on Human Rights during a state of emergency it declared…
Turkey’s Erdogan declares state of emergency after coup bid
Middle East
July 21, 2016
Turkey’s Erdogan declares state of emergency after coup bid
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members…
Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai for three months
Egypt
July 13, 2016
Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai for three months
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree to extend the state of emergency in parts of North Sinai for…
Two French police killed in attack claimed by Islamic State
World
June 14, 2016
Two French police killed in attack claimed by Islamic State
A suspected Islamist attacker stabbed a French police commander to death outside his home and later killed his partner in…
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state
World
March 29, 2016
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state
Myanmar President Thein Sein, in a surprise move hours before leaving office, lifted a state of emergency in the restive…
Parliament approves extension of Sinai emergency by 3 months
Egypt
January 17, 2016
Parliament approves extension of Sinai emergency by 3 months
Egypt’s House of Representatives approved a presidential decree that was adopted five days ago to extend the state of emergency…
Emergency in Minya over Sisi’s announcement of land reclamation
Egypt
December 29, 2015
Emergency in Minya over Sisi’s announcement of land reclamation
A state of emergency was announced in Minya after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's announcement of a project to reclaim another…