50-member constitutional committee
Defense Minister could be dismissed with rest of Cabinet: Moussa
Egypt
December 15, 2013
Defense Minister could be dismissed with rest of Cabinet: Moussa
Head of the 50-member constitutional committee Amr Moussa said that Article 234 of the draft constitution, on the need for…
Constitutional committee wraps up, members pleased
Egypt
December 2, 2013
Constitutional committee wraps up, members pleased
A 50-member committee tasked with amending the 2012 Constitution has finished its works Monday, with several members praising the outcome…
Salafi leader: Nour Party partook in drafting constitution to prevent ‘blatant infidelity’
Egypt
December 2, 2013
Salafi leader: Nour Party partook in drafting constitution to prevent ‘blatant infidelity’
Deputy leader of the Salafi Daawa, Sheikh Yasser Borhamy, said that the group’s political arm, Nour Party, participated in the current…
Constitutional committee members suggest amendments to roadmap
Egypt
December 1, 2013
Constitutional committee members suggest amendments to roadmap
Confusion prevailed at the 50-member constitutional committee after committee members submitted requests to alter the roadmap and hold the presidential…
No article in Constitution to amend roadmap: Moussa
Egypt
December 1, 2013
No article in Constitution to amend roadmap: Moussa
Head of the 50-member Constitutional Committee Amr Moussa denied that any suggestions had been made within the committee to approve…
Final vote on constitution draft expected Thursday: Amr Moussa
Egypt
November 28, 2013
Final vote on constitution draft expected Thursday: Amr Moussa
A final vote on the constitution draft is expected to start on Thursday afternoon if the committee manages to work…
Constituent Assembly back to work despite protests
Egypt
November 27, 2013
Constituent Assembly back to work despite protests
The 50-member constitutional committee, headed by Amr Moussa, resumed its work in closed meetings on Wednesday. Members who suspended their membership…
The constitution does not reflect real social dialogue: Hossam Bahgat
Egypt
November 26, 2013
The constitution does not reflect real social dialogue: Hossam Bahgat
Hossam Bahgat, the founder of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, said the members from the Committee of 50, charged…
‘No to Military Trials’ to protest outside Shura Council
Egypt
November 26, 2013
‘No to Military Trials’ to protest outside Shura Council
No to Military Trials has called for a protest at 4 pm Tuesday outside the Shura Council to coincide with…
Nour Party rejects military trials for civilians in constitution
Egypt
November 22, 2013
Nour Party rejects military trials for civilians in constitution
The Salafi-oriented Nour Party rejected an article which allows the trial of civilians before military courts in Egypt's draft constitution,…