Egypt to lift curfew on june 15

Egypt will on June 15 completely lift a curfew which was slapped on Cairo and two major cities in late January at the height of a popular revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak.

This decision was taken to "encourage a return to normality,'' a military official told AFP on Monday.

A three-hour curfew from 2 am (0000 GMT) to 5 am (0300 GMT) is still in effect in Cairo, Alexandria in the north and Suez in the east.

The curfew was imposed on January 28 after rioting erupted during the popular uprising demanding Mubarak's resignation.

Source: BangkokPost.com