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Parliament attacks Egyptian media
Egypt
February 12, 2018
Parliament attacks Egyptian media
Members of the House of Representatives launched an attack on Egyptian media during Monday’s plenary session, with Parliament Speaker Ali…
Parliament to finally settle Amr al-Shobky saga in current session
Egypt
January 22, 2018
Parliament to finally settle Amr al-Shobky saga in current session
The official spokesperson for the House of Representatives Salah Hasaballa said that the long-running saga regarding Amr al-Shobky’s position as an…
536 MPs recommend Sisi to run for second presidential term
Egypt
January 21, 2018
536 MPs recommend Sisi to run for second presidential term
Egypt House of Representatives spokesperson MP Salah Hasaballah said on Sunday that 536 MPs out of 596 members have given…
Sisi passes law establishing Egyptian Space Agency
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Sisi passes law establishing Egyptian Space Agency
President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi passed Law No. 3 of 2018 establishing the Egyptian Space Agency, after the House of Representatives approved…
Egypt presidential hopeful Khaled Ali says bureaucrats blocking his bid
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Egypt presidential hopeful Khaled Ali says bureaucrats blocking his bid
A rights lawyer who hopes to run in Egypt’s presidential election in March said Wednesday that bureaucrats loyal to the…
Local development minister apologizes for controversial Upper Egypt statement
Egypt
January 16, 2018
Local development minister apologizes for controversial Upper Egypt statement
Local Development Minister Abu Bakr al-Gendy apologized for a statement he made about people from Upper Egypt, saying the statement…
Sadat calls for meeting with fellow MPs to promote presidential election platform
Egypt
January 10, 2018
Sadat calls for meeting with fellow MPs to promote presidential election platform
MP and presidential hopeful Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat called for a permission to hold a meeting with MPs at the House…
MPs race to support Sisi presidential candidacy
Egypt
January 10, 2018
MPs race to support Sisi presidential candidacy
Members of parliament at the House of Representatives raced on Tuesday afternoon to sign forms supporting the candidacy of President…
Opposition party leader blasts ‘counter-campaigns’ against presidential hopefuls
Egypt
January 9, 2018
Opposition party leader blasts ‘counter-campaigns’ against presidential hopefuls
The head of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, Medhat al-Zahed, blasted the counter-campaigns faced by politicians who announced their intention to…
Egypt’s parliament to vote on Sisi’s state of emergency decree on Monday
Egypt
January 6, 2018
Egypt’s parliament to vote on Sisi’s state of emergency decree on Monday
Egypt’s House of Representatives will on Monday be voting on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s decree to extend the state of…