Decades of Egypt’s State of Emergency That Was Widely Hated Tool of Mubarak’s Dictatorship Ends

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Egypt ends decades-old state of emergency

AFP – Egypt’s decades-old state of emergency came to an end on Thursday as its last renewal expired, the ruling military said, vowing to continue to “protect” the nation. The military will continue its “national and historic responsibility, taking into account that the state of emergency has ended.