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Tunisia has extended for one month the state of emergency in place since November 2015. The measure banning all gatherings and granting security forces sweeping power, was last extended in May for six months in the framework of the ongoing Read more
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has called for a two-week state of emergency in the wake of a massive explosion, which swept through the capital Beirut leaving at least 100 people dead and 4,000 others injured. The Middle East country Tuesday Read more
The Union of Arab Football Associations, UAFA, is poised to complete the suspended Arab Champions Cup, dubbed the Mohammed VI Cup and is waiting for Morocco and Saudi Arabia to lift state of emergency measures, reports say. The competition was Read more
President AbdelFattah al-Sisi has extended for an additional three months the state of emergency as the army continues its operation in the Sinai in a bid to clear out the restive Peninsula from jihadist presence. The extension was announced by Read more
The United Nations on Tuesday called on Turkey to end its 18-month-old state of emergency, saying that the routine extension of emergency powers has resulted in “profound” human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people and may have lasting Read more
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismalia after four days of violent unrest and growing deadly riots, threatening the country’s stability. Nearly 40 people Read more