Egyptian Shura Council
NEA starts receiving candidacy documents for Shura Council elections on July 11
Egypt
July 5, 2020
NEA starts receiving candidacy documents for Shura Council elections on July 11
Egypt’s National Elections Authority (NEA) announced Saturday that it will begin receiving the documents necessary for parliamentary hopefuls to submit…
Egypt’s Shura Council elections start on August 9: NEA
Egypt
July 4, 2020
Egypt’s Shura Council elections start on August 9: NEA
The President of the National Elections Authority (NEA), Lasheen Ibrahim announced on Saturday the election schedule for the Shura Council.…
Thirty Shura Council members have resigned
Egypt
July 3, 2013
Thirty Shura Council members have resigned
Al-Azhar sent an official letter to the Shura Council on Wednesday to state that three of its representatives had resigned,…
FJP distances itself from Erian’s anti-UAE statements
Egypt
June 19, 2013
FJP distances itself from Erian’s anti-UAE statements
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) disclaimed all responsibility for its vice president's statements criticizing the United Arab…
Tamarod in final bid to unseat Morsy
Egypt
June 12, 2013
Tamarod in final bid to unseat Morsy
Egypt’s opposition Tamarod campaign announced Tuesday it will collect signatures for one more week, ending its petition drive on 20…
Thursday’s papers: Ethiopia dam dominates headlines, judges protest
Egypt
May 30, 2013
Thursday’s papers: Ethiopia dam dominates headlines, judges protest
News about Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam and Cairo’s fears over its water supply continued to dominate Thursday’s headlines in Egypt. Meanwhile,…
Maximum and minimum wage law lacks details, faces obstacles in implementation
Business
February 25, 2013
Maximum and minimum wage law lacks details, faces obstacles in implementation
Early this month, two Nour Party members of the upper house of parliament, the Shura Council, presented a bill that…
Sunday’s papers: Morsy speaks, again
Egypt
December 30, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Morsy speaks, again
President Morsy’s latest address to the nation—at Saturday’s opening session of the Shura Council’s new cycle—provoked a few sarcastic headlines…
FJP’s vice chairman picked as Shura majority leader
Egypt
December 30, 2012
FJP’s vice chairman picked as Shura majority leader
The Freedom and Justice Party's parliamentary body has selected Essam al-Erian as the majority leader in the Shura Council. Essam…
Shura Council delegation to visit Egyptian detainees in Saudi
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Shura Council delegation to visit Egyptian detainees in Saudi
The Shura Council Human Rights Committee has sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia to visit Egyptian detainees and meet with…