Ahmed Mekky
Morsy may draw Shura Council nominees from non-Islamist groups
Egypt
December 19, 2012
Morsy may draw Shura Council nominees from non-Islamist groups
President Mohamed Morsy is set to appoint non-Islamist members to the Shura Council, which will begin legislating if the new…
Justice Minister demands investigation into referendum violations
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Justice Minister demands investigation into referendum violations
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky demanded that judges be assigned to investigate alleged violations in the first round of voting in…
Justice minister: Prosecutor general told me he would resign
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Justice minister: Prosecutor general told me he would resign
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky said that Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah had previously told him he would be submitting his resignation…
ElBaradei appointed general coordinator of opposition group, threatens nationwide protests
Egypt
December 5, 2012
ElBaradei appointed general coordinator of opposition group, threatens nationwide protests
Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, in his new position as general coordinator of the National Salvation Front, threatened nationwide protests until…
Justice minister: Constitutional declaration crisis ‘about to be resolved’
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Justice minister: Constitutional declaration crisis ‘about to be resolved’
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky said that the political crisis over the president’s recent constitutional declaration will be resolved after the…
Cabinet members divided over Morsy declaration
Egypt
November 25, 2012
Cabinet members divided over Morsy declaration
Two members of the President Mohamed Morsy’s appointed government on Sunday disagreed over the constitutional declaration he issued at the…
Egypt calls on Western countries to return smuggled funds
Business
November 24, 2012
Egypt calls on Western countries to return smuggled funds
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky called on Western countries to help the Arab people by returning money in their banks smuggled…
Deputy justice minister: Judicial draft law ready for approval
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Deputy justice minister: Judicial draft law ready for approval
The judicial authority draft law is ready for President Mohamed Morsy’s approval, Deputy Justice Minister Zaghloul al-Balshy said Monday. In…
Justice minister says judges will supervise constitutional referendum
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Justice minister says judges will supervise constitutional referendum
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky said judges would supervise the referendum on the new constitution, despite the Judges Club’s call to…
Cabinet to amend corruption legislation
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Cabinet to amend corruption legislation
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil on Thursday asked the Cabinet's legislative committee to amend anti-corruption legislation to increase penalties against perpetrators,…