Abdel Ghaffar Shokr
New labor bill ready: manpower minister
Egypt
February 2, 2016
New labor bill ready: manpower minister
The third and final draft of the new labor law is ready, after holding societal dialogue sessions with employers and…
Socialist parties seek parliamentary bloc
Egypt
December 11, 2015
Socialist parties seek parliamentary bloc
Abdel Ghaffar Shokr, the president of the Popular Socialist Alliance Party, said negotiations with the Egyptian Democratic Party, Tagammu Party…
Parliament will not last long: Socialist Popular Alliance Party president
Egypt
October 22, 2015
Parliament will not last long: Socialist Popular Alliance Party president
Abdel Ghaffar Shokr, president of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party and deputy chairman of the National Council for Human Rights,…
Political parties divided over increasing parliament seats to 600
Egypt
March 18, 2015
Political parties divided over increasing parliament seats to 600
Political parties and electoral lists are divided on a proposal to increase the number of the House of Representatives' seats…
National Salvation Front: No dialogue with Morsy unless he amends Constitution
Egypt
December 26, 2012
National Salvation Front: No dialogue with Morsy unless he amends Constitution
The National Salvation Front has said it would not take part in any dialogue with President Mohamed Morsy unless he…
Human rights council members resign over Brotherhood influence
Egypt
November 29, 2012
Human rights council members resign over Brotherhood influence
The deputy head of the National Council for Human Rights Abdel Ghaffar Shokr and board member Mohamed Zaraa submitted their…
Morsy’s comments on recordings of public figures spark anger
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Morsy’s comments on recordings of public figures spark anger
President Mohamed Morsy’s claim that he possesses recordings of both enemies and supporters of the revolution were criticized by politicians…
State human rights council appointments raise concerns
Egypt
September 5, 2012
State human rights council appointments raise concerns
While dubbed mostly Islamist, the new formation of the National Human Rights Council raises critical concerns about the entity’s mandate,…
Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation
The liberal Egyptian Bloc is meeting with other liberal parties in order to avoid fragmentation of votes in the second…