state of emergency
Parliament votes to extend state of emergency 3 months following Wahat shootout
Egypt
October 23, 2017
Parliament votes to extend state of emergency 3 months following Wahat shootout
The House of Representatives unanimously agreed on a presidential decree that declared a three- month state of emergency starting October…
Egypt’s Sisi extends state of emergency 3 additional months
Egypt
October 12, 2017
Egypt’s Sisi extends state of emergency 3 additional months
The Egyptian government decided on Thursday to extend the state of emergency that was imposed in April for an additional…
Hurricane Nate forms, heads to central Gulf of Mexico
World
October 7, 2017
Hurricane Nate forms, heads to central Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Nate gained force as it continues rapidly moving over the central Gulf of Mexico early Saturday after drenching Central…
Greek island wildfires prompt state of emergency
World
August 14, 2017
Greek island wildfires prompt state of emergency
Authorities in Greece have declared a state of emergency on the island of Zakynthos where wildfires are burning for a…
IS claims attack in Egypt’s Sinai that killed 23 soldiers
Egypt
July 8, 2017
IS claims attack in Egypt’s Sinai that killed 23 soldiers
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for attacking a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a…
Parliament approves extension of emergency state
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Parliament approves extension of emergency state
The Egyptian Parliament approved on Tuesday the extension of the current emergency state for an additional three months, after President Abdel…
Subsidized oil, sugar prices rise by LE2 each
Egypt
June 23, 2017
Subsidized oil, sugar prices rise by LE2 each
The Cabinet raised on Thursday the prices of subsidized sugar and oil by LE2 each from LE8 and LE12 to…
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…
Egypt Parliament amends Emergency Law
Egypt
April 11, 2017
Egypt Parliament amends Emergency Law
The Parliament's Legislative Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved the proposal of MP Tharwat Bakhit to amend some provisions of Law…