State of emergency

Greek port city in a state of emergency over flood of dead fish

ATHENS: The port city of Volos in central Greece declared a state emergency following an… Read More

Canada’s Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires

TORONTO: Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of… Read More

Peru declares state of emergency in Lima over protests

Peru's government late Saturday declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima and three… Read More

Ecuador’s President Lasso declares state of exception over protests

QUITO: Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of exception in three of the… Read More

Sudan lifts state of emergency imposed since coup

KHARTOUM: Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday lifted a state of emergency imposed… Read More

Japan expands state of emergency as COVID-19 surge shadows Olympics

TOKYO: Japan said on Friday it will expand states of emergency to three prefectures near… Read More

Spain decrees new state of emergency in COVID-19 fight

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a new state of emergency on Sunday in an… Read More

Lebanon parliament approves state of emergency until Aug 21

The state of emergency is set to run until August 21 but it can be… Read More

California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in US

The first California death from the virus was an elderly person in Placer County, near… Read More

State of emergency should be declared to fix Karachi’s issues: Ali Zaidi

Unless we fix this city, reviving Pakistan economically is nothing but a pipe dream. Read More

State of emergency declared in Florida amid toxic red tide outbreak on Gulf coast

FLORIDA: The Governor of Florida issued a state of emergency in response to this year’s… Read More

Turkey’s state of emergency ends after 2 years but crackdown continues

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s two-year state of emergency came to an end at midnight on Wednesday, but… Read More

Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida

FLORIDA: Thousands of Florida residents evacuated homes on Sunday as Subtropical Storm Alberto picked up… Read More

Car hits soldiers outside Paris, six injured: police

PARIS: A car hit soldiers on patrol outside Paris on Wednesday, injuring six people, two… Read More

State of emergency declared in San Bernardino after shooting

LOS ANGELES: California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Bernardino County… Read More