'A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers'
-Wikipedia
when the Arabs spring hit the newsstand few months ago, I learnt that several Arab countries still have state of emergency. the proclamation had been in effect for few decades. for example Egypt (since 1967), Syria (1963), Algeria (1992). but I never thought that my country has the same situation. in fact, there are three emergency proclamations that still not lifted from as early as late 1960s. three! in fact the other one proclamation (mid 1960s) was lifted only because there was another proclamation few years later!
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