Egyptian parliament
Parliamentary speaker mum on Lawyers Syndicate electoral law
Egypt
May 18, 2010
Parliamentary speaker mum on Lawyers Syndicate electoral law
Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour has declined to discuss the new law regulating Lawyers Syndicate elections.In response to a request by…
Protesters demand MPs be stripped of immunity for comments
Egypt
April 21, 2010
Protesters demand MPs be stripped of immunity for comments
Approximately 150 members from the Muslim Brotherhood bloc in parliament, independent candidates and activists from Kefaya, the 6 April Youth…
Cairo Governor denies requests of physically challenged
Egypt
April 9, 2010
Cairo Governor denies requests of physically challenged
Protesters with special needs who have been staging demonstrations in front of the parliament building are not entitled to reparations…
MPs criticize Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Manpower
Egypt
April 9, 2010
MPs criticize Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Manpower
Members of the Egyptian parliament lashed out at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Manpower Thursday accusing them of dragging…
NDP and Brotherhood spar in parliament
Egypt
April 9, 2010
NDP and Brotherhood spar in parliament
Yesterday a joint meeting of the human rights committee and the national security committee in the People's Assembly escalated into…
Squabbles in parliament over budget, armaments
Egypt
March 29, 2010
Squabbles in parliament over budget, armaments
A parliamentary meeting on Monday saw two heated confrontations: one between the Central Auditing Organization (CAO) and the government over…
Security official calls for ‘submission’ to president’s will
Egypt
March 24, 2010
Security official calls for ‘submission’ to president’s will
At a meeting of parliament's national security committee on Wednesday, committee head Mohamed Abdel Fattah Omar urged the Egyptian public…
Amonsito workers continue protest
Egypt
March 16, 2010
Amonsito workers continue protest
Amonsito workers continued their sit-in Tuesday before the parliament building in Cairo for the sixteenth consecutive day, awaiting next Thursday's…
Talaat Sadat stripped of parliamentary immunity, suffers heart attack
Egypt
March 11, 2010
Talaat Sadat stripped of parliamentary immunity, suffers heart attack
MP Talaat Sadat suffered a heart attack on Thursday. He was taken to Cairo's Cleopatra Hospital, where he is currently…
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
Egypt
March 10, 2010
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
Workers of the Amonsito textile factory entered the tenth day of their sit-in outside the gates of the Shura Council,…