Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: Breaking - Mursi Authorizes Governors in Suez Cities to Reduce or Cancel Curfew

Photo: Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua
Egyptian protesters clash with riot police (file photo).

President Mohamed Mursi on Tuesday authorized governors of three Suez Canal cities to cancel the curfew imposed on these cities or reduce it, al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr channel reported.

Mursi had declared Suez, Port Said, and Ismailia in a 30-day state of emergency and imposed a 9 p.m. to 6 p.m. curfew on them.

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