U.S. demands immediate end to Egypt’s emergency law
World News • February 2011 • Views: 633
The United States on Tuesday set out four steps Cairo must take to end Egypt’s crisis, telling its ally to stop harassing protesters and immediately repeal an emergency law allowing detention without charge.
The Obama administration appears worried President Hosni Mubarak’s government will not make meaningful changes in the largest Arab nation, a strategic U.S. partner due to its peace treaty with Israel and control of the Suez Canal.