Egyptian government approves extending state of emergency for another three months

‘The Egyptian government has approved a presidential proposal extending a national state of emergency for an additional three months across the North African country.
The cabinet said in a statement on Thursday that Egypt would extend the measure for three months after the government approved President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s proposal to do so.
The state of emergency would have expired at the end of June.
Egyptian lawmakers unanimously approved a three-month state of emergency in April, after attacks claimed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists killed at least 45 people.
The emergency law allows police to make arrests and conduct surveillance more easily.
The law also grants the executive branch’s sweeping powers, allowing it to close companies, shutter media outlets, halt demonstrations and monitor personal communications without judicial approval.’
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