50-member constitutional committee
Governors to be elected, not appointed: constitutional committee
Egypt
November 17, 2013
Governors to be elected, not appointed: constitutional committee
The 50-member constitutional committee decided to add an article in the chapter on local administration, stipulating that governors and heads…
Constitution drafted apart from army, judicial articles: Salmawy
Egypt
November 13, 2013
Constitution drafted apart from army, judicial articles: Salmawy
A sub-committee of the 50-member Constituent Assembly finished reviewing all of the articles in Egypt's new constitution, according to committee…
Cancelling Shura council not final: Salmawy
Egypt
November 8, 2013
Cancelling Shura council not final: Salmawy
The 50-member Constituent Assembly tasked with amending Egypt's constitution will resume discussions on the Shura Council as well as other…
Nour Party does not mind Sisi’s presidential candidacy: Bakkar
Egypt
October 29, 2013
Nour Party does not mind Sisi’s presidential candidacy: Bakkar
Nour Party media official Nader Bakkar said that the party is not against Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi running the…
Constitution body divided over ‘civil state’ article: Catholic representative
Egypt
October 25, 2013
Constitution body divided over ‘civil state’ article: Catholic representative
Bishop Antonios Aziz, representative for the Catholic Church in the 50-member constitutional amendment committee, said the body is still not…
Moussa is a dictator: 50-Committee reserve members
Egypt
October 23, 2013
Moussa is a dictator: 50-Committee reserve members
A number of reserve members of the Committee of 50 have threatened to sue chairman Amr Moussa if he prevents…
50-member committee will vote on draft constitution in November: spokesperson
Egypt
October 13, 2013
50-member committee will vote on draft constitution in November: spokesperson
The 50-member constitutional committee will begin discussing the prepared draft constitution in the coming few weeks before voting on it…
Shura Council prevails in new constitution
Egypt
September 30, 2013
Shura Council prevails in new constitution
A group attached to the 50-member constitutional amendment committee has approved keeping the Shura Council as Egypt's upper house of…
Non-Muslims allowed to head Nour Party: board member
Egypt
September 30, 2013
Non-Muslims allowed to head Nour Party: board member
Salah Abdel Maboud, a member of the council heading the Salafi-oriented Nour Party and a standby member of the 50-member…
Initial draft constitution to be issued before Eid al-Adha
Egypt
September 29, 2013
Initial draft constitution to be issued before Eid al-Adha
The constitutional committee spokesperson Mohamed Salmawy announced that the 50-member constitutional committee is scheduled to issue a preliminary draft of…