state of emergency

The stock market lost LE4 billion (US$606 million) by the end of the trading day Monday as foreign traders' transactions…

President Mohamed Morsy on Tuesday delegated Prime Minister Hesham Qandil some powers granted by Emergency Law No.162 of 1958 concerning…

“Only in Egypt: you object to the Emergency Law, they change its name to the ‘protecting society from criminals’ law;…

News of the US Embassy protests against a film about Prophet Mohamed as well as former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq…

The official state of emergency inaugurated by Hosni Mubarak was synonymous with the political repression of his rule. Under what…

  Government figures and bodies are continuing to debate the possibility of reapplying emergency laws to counteract lawlessness and “thuggery.”…

An administrative court overturned a government decree allowing the army to arrest civilians on Tuesday, a setback for military rulers…

A court postponed Tuesday its consideration of five cases filed against the justice minister that demand he cancel a decree…

Amnesty International called on the Egyptian government Thursday to cancel a Justice Ministry decree granting the military the right to…

Justice Minister Adel Abdel Hamid issued a decree on Wednesday giving military intelligence and officers the power to arrest civilians…