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Parliament committee approves harsher penalties in Organ Transplant Law
Egypt
May 4, 2017
Parliament committee approves harsher penalties in Organ Transplant Law
The Parliament’s Legislative Committee approved on Wednesday amendments to Egypt’s Organ Transplant Law which stipulate drafting harsher penalties into the…
LE10,000 fine imposed for assaulting tourists: new Antiquities Law
Egypt
May 3, 2017
LE10,000 fine imposed for assaulting tourists: new Antiquities Law
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany said the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday reviewed the amendments to Antiquities Law No.117 for the…
Egypt’s Sisi ratifies law establishing first ever media workers’ syndicate
Egypt
January 6, 2017
Egypt’s Sisi ratifies law establishing first ever media workers’ syndicate
Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified on Wednesday a law that establishes a media workers’ syndicate, expanding the scope of…
Law Today publication launch event brings together influentials in law, commerce spheres
Business
November 18, 2016
Law Today publication launch event brings together influentials in law, commerce spheres
Over 50 leading businesspeople including partners and associates of Egypt’s most leading law firms have come together under one roof…
Bill equalizing punishments for adultery faces stiff opposition from MPs
Egypt
October 15, 2016
Bill equalizing punishments for adultery faces stiff opposition from MPs
Egyptian member of parliament Mariam Azer has proposed a bill calling for equal punishments for men and women in cases…
Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian critics
Egypt
August 31, 2016
Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian critics
Egypt's lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country's first law spelling out the rules for building a church, a step Christians…
British legislators overwhelmingly reject ‘right to die’ law
Life & Style
September 12, 2015
British legislators overwhelmingly reject ‘right to die’ law
British lawmakers on Friday rejected a "right to die" bill that would have allowed terminally ill adults to end their…
Fears grow over Nepal’s ‘anti-women’ constitution
World
August 3, 2015
Fears grow over Nepal’s ‘anti-women’ constitution
Nepal's proposed new constitution has sparked fury from women who say their citizenship, property and other rights are being curtailed…
NGOs condemn anti-terrorism law
Egypt
July 7, 2015
NGOs condemn anti-terrorism law
Seventeen NGOs have released a joint statement condemning the anti-terrorism law, saying it reimposes the restrictions that journalists have been…
Minister: Counter-terrorism law submitted to Cabinet
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Minister: Counter-terrorism law submitted to Cabinet
Ibrahim al-Heneidi, Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, has said that the draft for the anti-terrorism law prepared by the Justice…