Egyptian president declares state of emergency in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, scenes of major protests in recent days.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has declared a 30-day state of emergency and a night-time curfew in three cities along the Suez Canal that have seen deadly clashes in recent days.
In a televised address late on Sunday, Morsi said the emergency measures in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez would take effect on Monday from 9 pm (1900 GMT) to 6 am (0400 GMT), warning to take more action to stem the latest eruption of violence across much of the country.
He also called for dialogue with top politicians starting on Monday to resolve .
Deadly clashes between protesters and police have killed at least 48 people since Friday, when Egyptians commemorated the two-year anniversary of the revolution that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak.
Thiry-two of the deaths happened in Port Said where clashes broke out on Saturday after 21 people were sentenced to death by a Cairo court over a deadly football riot in 2012.
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