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　　Effective immediately, the curfew will last from 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) to 6 a.m., except on Fridays, when it will still start at 7 p.m., the cabinet said in a statement.

　　It said the decision had been taken "to lighten the burden on citizens and in response to popular demand".

　　Protests are commonly held on Fridays, the first day of the Egyptian weekend, following noon Muslim prayers.

　　The authorities imposed the curfew on Aug. 14 when police destroyed Brotherhood protest camps in Cairo set up to demand the reinstatement of ousted³ Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. They said the curfew would stay in place for at least a month.

　　Pro-Mursi protests on a "Friday of Martyrs⁴" called by the Brotherhood and its allies did not draw huge crowds into the streets and there was relatively⁵ little violence, although one man was reported killed in the Nile Delta⁶ town of Tanta.

　　According to government figures, more than 1,000 people have been killed across Egypt, including about 100 soldiers and police, since the army deposed⁷ Mursi on July 3. The Brotherhood says the death toll⁸ is much higher.

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