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Al-Azhar praises removal of Dar al-Iftaa bill from voting in parliament
Egypt
August 25, 2020
Al-Azhar praises removal of Dar al-Iftaa bill from voting in parliament
Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the Islamic world’s top Sunni religious institution, praised the withdrawal of the Dar al-Iftaa bill on Monday from…
Egypt’s parliament approves tougher penalties for leaking exams
Egypt
June 29, 2020
Egypt’s parliament approves tougher penalties for leaking exams
The Egyptian parliament’s Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee on Sunday approved a draft law submitted by the government on combating…
Egyptian MP suggests granting high school students 5% of full marks due to coronavirus
Egypt
June 24, 2020
Egyptian MP suggests granting high school students 5% of full marks due to coronavirus
Egyptian parliament member Eman Khedr submitted a suggestion to the government on Wednesday to grant final year high school students…
Egypt imposes fines for not wearing face masks, impeding burial of coronavirus victims
Egypt
June 18, 2020
Egypt imposes fines for not wearing face masks, impeding burial of coronavirus victims
Chairperson of the Health Committee of Egypt’s House of Representatives Mohamed al-Amary said on Wednesday that people who fail to…
Egypt’s parliament approves law establishing Senate council
Egypt
June 17, 2020
Egypt’s parliament approves law establishing Senate council
The Egyptian House of Representatives in its plenary session on Wednesday approved a law establishing a Senate, which will function…
Egyptian MP contracts coronavirus, 12 other MPs being tested
Egypt
May 13, 2020
Egyptian MP contracts coronavirus, 12 other MPs being tested
Egypt’s Parliament on Tuesday announced that Member of Parliament Sherine Farrag has contracted the novel coronavirus. Farrag is now under…
Egypt expects decrease in budget surplus, increase in total deficit
Economy
May 5, 2020
Egypt expects decrease in budget surplus, increase in total deficit
Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait on Tuesday reviewed the expected effects of the coronavirus crisis on the state’s draft budget…
Egypt’s coronavirus isolation hospitals at maximum capacity: official
Egypt
May 5, 2020
Egypt’s coronavirus isolation hospitals at maximum capacity: official
Head of the Egyptian General Authority for Health Care and assistant to the Minister of Health Ahmed al-Sobky said on…
A license for ‘Sais’
Opinion
February 26, 2020
A license for ‘Sais’
Will legalizing “Sais” (unauthorized individuals in Egypt who collect fees from residents for parking their cars on public streets) be…
Parliament approves amendments to Egypt’s terrorism laws
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Parliament approves amendments to Egypt’s terrorism laws
Egypt’s parliament approved on Tuesday amendments to Counter Terrorism Law 94/2015 and Law 8/2015 regulating designated terrorist and terrorism lists,…