Cabinet
PM: Govt preparing law for stricter sexual harassment penalties
Egypt
October 22, 2012
PM: Govt preparing law for stricter sexual harassment penalties
The Cabinet is preparing a draft law that would impose harsher penalties against sexual harassment, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said…
Defendants in Cabinet violence case ordered released
Egypt
October 20, 2012
Defendants in Cabinet violence case ordered released
The Cairo Criminal Court has ordered the release of all defendants who were arrested after the Cabinet protests in…
Journalists accuse government of being biased toward rich
Egypt
October 9, 2012
Journalists accuse government of being biased toward rich
Journalists accused the government of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil of being biased toward the rich during a meeting Tuesday. The…
Deputy Shura Council speaker blames Cabinet for country’s ills
Egypt
September 27, 2012
Deputy Shura Council speaker blames Cabinet for country’s ills
Shura Council member Tarek al-Sehry called on President Mohamed Morsy to dismiss Prime Minister Hesham Qandil's Cabinet, describing it during…
Libya’s congress gives new PM ultimatum to name government
World
September 27, 2012
Libya’s congress gives new PM ultimatum to name government
Libya's ruling congress on Wednesday said it threatened to dismiss the new prime minister if he fails to name his…
Cabinet to announce new wheat prices for subsidized bread Sunday
Business
September 25, 2012
Cabinet to announce new wheat prices for subsidized bread Sunday
The Cabinet is expected on Sunday to announce new prices for wheat allocated to producing subsidized bread, according to a…
Teachers protest to demand minister’s dismissal and salary increase
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Teachers protest to demand minister’s dismissal and salary increase
Hundreds of teachers blocked Qasr al-Aini Street Monday while demonstrating in front of the Cabinet building to protest conditions they…
Morsy appoints new Cabinet secretary general
Egypt
September 6, 2012
Morsy appoints new Cabinet secretary general
President Mohamed Morsy appointed Safwat Abdel Dayem as secretary general of the Cabinet on Thursday. According to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Abdel…
Cabinet will not recreate Emergency Law, says PM
Egypt
August 30, 2012
Cabinet will not recreate Emergency Law, says PM
The Cabinet does not intend to recreate another Emergency Law, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said in an interview on state…
Qandil expected to reshuffle governors, says source
Egypt
August 23, 2012
Qandil expected to reshuffle governors, says source
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil met with five nominees for governorships over the past two days in preparation for an…