constitution
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World
February 8, 2019
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
Coalition formed to counter constitutional amendments
Egypt
February 6, 2019
Coalition formed to counter constitutional amendments
Eleven political parties and a number of political figures and members of the House of Representatives, as well as representatives…
Taliban demand new constitution for Afghanistan at rare talks
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Taliban demand new constitution for Afghanistan at rare talks
The Taliban demanded a new constitution for Afghanistan and promised an “inclusive Islamic system” to govern the war-torn country at…
Majority coalition in Egypt’s parliament request amendments to constitution
Egypt
February 3, 2019
Majority coalition in Egypt’s parliament request amendments to constitution
The “Support Egypt” political bureau parliament coalition announced Saturday that it would submit a bill to Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel…
China pulls textbook, highlights debate over academic freedom
World
February 1, 2019
China pulls textbook, highlights debate over academic freedom
BEIJING (Reuters) – A constitutional law textbook written by one China’s best-known reform-minded legal scholars has been pulled from book…
Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body
Middle East
December 18, 2018
Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body
GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia, Iran and Turkey are close to agreement on composition of a Syrian constitutional committee that…
Tawadros II accepts extending presidential term in principle
Egypt
December 6, 2018
Tawadros II accepts extending presidential term in principle
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark, said on Wednesday he did not mind amending the…
Parliament approves agreement for Russian Industrial Zone establishment
Business
November 11, 2018
Parliament approves agreement for Russian Industrial Zone establishment
Egypt’s parliament approved on Sunday the agreement signed between the Egyptian and Russian governments concerning the establishment of the Russian…
Bill to omit mention of religion on national ID card: MP
Egypt
November 11, 2018
Bill to omit mention of religion on national ID card: MP
Egyptian MP Ismail Nasr al-Din stated on Sunday that he would submit a bill to omit the mention of religion…
Political leadership seeks to empower women: first lady
Egypt
November 7, 2018
Political leadership seeks to empower women: first lady
There must be political, economic and social action to support gender equality, Egypt’s first lady Entessar al-Sisi said on Tuesday,…