Legislation
PM forms committee to prepare and study draft laws
Egypt
January 10, 2013
PM forms committee to prepare and study draft laws
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has moved to form a High Committee for Legislative Affairs that would prepare and study draft…
MP proposes law legislating criminal trials of government officials
Egypt
February 15, 2012
MP proposes law legislating criminal trials of government officials
A draft law that would allow government officials to be tried in court was presented to Parliament speaker Saad al-Katatny…
Egypt lays out presidential election rules
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Egypt lays out presidential election rules
Egypt's ruling military council on Monday laid out the rules governing the country's first presidential elections since a popular uprising…
ElBaradei urges abolition of repressive laws before constitution
Egypt
January 24, 2012
ElBaradei urges abolition of repressive laws before constitution
Parliament should prioritize abolishing repressive legislation over creating a new constitution, said Mohamed ElBaradei, former presidential hopeful. On Twitter, he…
Powers of elected parliament remain unclear
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Powers of elected parliament remain unclear
The next parliament may end up being short-lived, but it is mandated with a crucial task: partially writing the country’s…
France bans face-covering Islamic veil
World
April 11, 2011
France bans face-covering Islamic veil
Paris -- France's new ban on Islamic face veils was met with a burst of defiance Monday, as several women…
Rights conference demands prison inspection legislation
Egypt
October 31, 2010
Rights conference demands prison inspection legislation
Participants of a conference organized by the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession on…
Ministerial committee to review legislation on allocation of state-owned land
Business
October 25, 2010
Ministerial committee to review legislation on allocation of state-owned land
The supreme ministerial committee charged with introducing new legislation on the management of state-owned land met on Sunday to discuss…
Q&A: Government’s legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association
Egypt
August 31, 2010
Q&A: Government’s legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association
Al-Masry Al-Youm: Some believe the government has been faring clumsily over the recent period, what about your assessment? Ashraf el-Gazayerly:…
Security official calls for ‘submission’ to president’s will
Egypt
March 24, 2010
Security official calls for ‘submission’ to president’s will
At a meeting of parliament's national security committee on Wednesday, committee head Mohamed Abdel Fattah Omar urged the Egyptian public…