state of emergency
France plans to change constitution to extend state of emergency: govt sources
World
December 3, 2015
France plans to change constitution to extend state of emergency: govt sources
France plans to change the constitution to allow it to extend a state of emergency "to a maximum of six…
Sisi extends North Sinai state of emergency for another 3 months
Egypt
October 28, 2015
Sisi extends North Sinai state of emergency for another 3 months
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree on Wednesday extending the state of emergency in North Sinai. A state of emergency…
Venezuela closes Colombia border indefinitely
World
August 22, 2015
Venezuela closes Colombia border indefinitely
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro indefinitely closed his country's border with Colombia and declared a state of emergency in part of…
Fever hospitals declare state of emergency
Egypt
August 12, 2015
Fever hospitals declare state of emergency
Ashraf al-Etreby, the head of the Fever Hospitals' General Directorate, which is affiliated to the Health Ministry, has declared that…
Presidency: Tunisia extends state of emergency for two more months
Middle East
July 31, 2015
Presidency: Tunisia extends state of emergency for two more months
Tunisia has extended its state of emergency for two more months, the presidency said in a statement carried on the…
Tunisia declares state of emergency after hotel attack – state media
Middle East
July 4, 2015
Tunisia declares state of emergency after hotel attack – state media
Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday following an Islamic militant gun attack on a…
Peru declares state of emergency in anti-mining protest area
World
May 23, 2015
Peru declares state of emergency in anti-mining protest area
Peru has declared a state of emergency in the country's south, where a violent protest against the Tia Maria copper…
Egypt extends state of emergency in northern Sinai by 3 months
Egypt
April 25, 2015
Egypt extends state of emergency in northern Sinai by 3 months
Egypt said on Saturday it had extended by three months a state of emergency imposed on parts of northern Sinai…
Amendments put attacks on security under military’s jurisdiction
Egypt
October 26, 2014
Amendments put attacks on security under military’s jurisdiction
The Egyptian Cabinet on Saturday agreed to submit amendments to the military judiciary laws that would add terrorism crimes against…
Sisi orders state of emergency in North Sinai for three months
Egypt
October 25, 2014
Sisi orders state of emergency in North Sinai for three months
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued presidential decree on Friday declaring state of emergency in parts of North Sinai for three…