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Parliament to revise over 380 laws, protest law not included
Egypt
January 14, 2016
Parliament to revise over 380 laws, protest law not included
The sub-committees of the House of Representatives on Tuesday began the process of revising over 380 laws issued by interim…
HRW urges parliament to review ‘abusive’ laws
Egypt
January 12, 2016
HRW urges parliament to review ‘abusive’ laws
US-based Human Rights Watch has urged Egypt’s House of Representatives, which held its inaugural session on Sunday, to review what…
93 laws need to be revised by parliament: minister
Egypt
January 6, 2016
93 laws need to be revised by parliament: minister
Ninety-three laws need to be discussed in the next parliament, most specifically the law regulating protests and the presidential election…
Media freedoms center highlights unconstitutional laws
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Media freedoms center highlights unconstitutional laws
According to HRDO Center for the Support of Digital Expression, an independent media freedoms center, many of the laws enacted by…
Justice Minister: New laws to control price hikes
Egypt
July 9, 2014
Justice Minister: New laws to control price hikes
Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber said the ministry is preparing new draft laws to control price hikes.
Shura Council to draft SCC and other judicial laws within three months
Egypt
December 31, 2012
Shura Council to draft SCC and other judicial laws within three months
The Shura Council Legislative and Constitutional Committee started working on a proposal to divide its members into groups, similar to…
Govt preparing law to regulate gifts received by former officials
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Govt preparing law to regulate gifts received by former officials
The government is preparing a draft law to regulate the handling of in-kind gifts presented to official Egyptian delegations, according…
PM: Govt preparing law for stricter sexual harassment penalties
Egypt
October 22, 2012
PM: Govt preparing law for stricter sexual harassment penalties
The Cabinet is preparing a draft law that would impose harsher penalties against sexual harassment, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said…
Minister: No basis for revolution protection law
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Minister: No basis for revolution protection law
The state minister for legal and parliamentary affairs denied Monday discussing a law on protecting the goals of the 25…
New labor measures respond to rising tide of strikes
Egypt
September 24, 2012
New labor measures respond to rising tide of strikes
Strikes and the organization of the country’s labor movement are a hot political topic. Strikes have taken place recently, or…