Emergency rule looks like it’s here to stay: The government’s quiet extension of the state of emergency, without preludes or justifications, seems to indicate that Egypt will permanently remain under emergency rule, Ashraf El Barbary pointedly says in Al Shorouk. He says the government has not provided (and does not seem intent on providing) any explanation, nor has it presented any substantial evidence proving the efficiency of imposing a state of emergency.
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