Egypt government has lifting the country's three-month state of emergency and night-time curfew.
The move comes two days earlier than expected, after a court ruling.
According to the BBC, the state of emergency and curfew were introduced on 14 August after security forces forcibly ended sit-ins in support of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
They had been due to last a month, but the government extended them for two more months on 12 September.
An adviser to Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said that both the state of emergency and curfew were lifted on Tuesday.
According to the report, the move comes after a ruling by the administrative court that said the decree extending the measures should only be effective for two calendar months.
The statement also stressed that the army-backed government would abide by the verdict.
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