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Parliament approves extension of emergency state
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Parliament approves extension of emergency state
The Egyptian Parliament approved on Tuesday the extension of the current emergency state for an additional three months, after President Abdel…
Draft law considers citizens dead after 30 days missing
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Draft law considers citizens dead after 30 days missing
The Egyptian Parliament ratified on Monday a draft law which modified an article of the Personal Status law that stipulated…
Israeli ex-lawmaker heads to prison with ‘pride‘
Middle East
July 2, 2017
Israeli ex-lawmaker heads to prison with ‘pride‘
A former Arab Israeli lawmaker says he is going to prison with “pride” as he begins a two-year sentence for…
MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication
Egypt
July 1, 2017
MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication
Parliament members have called on the government to practice censorship on social media networks in Egypt to suspend online communication…
Parliament passes law increasing pensions
Egypt
June 20, 2017
Parliament passes law increasing pensions
The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a draft law to increase pensions by 15 percent, with a minimum of…
25-30 opposition bloc calls on Egypt’s Sisi to not ratify Red Sea islands deal
Egypt
June 17, 2017
25-30 opposition bloc calls on Egypt’s Sisi to not ratify Red Sea islands deal
The 25-30 opposition bloc in Egypt’s parliament called on Egypt’s President to not ratify the government’s deal to transfer sovereignty…
Al-Wafd MP declares resignation over Parliament’s approval of Red Sea Islands deal
Egypt
June 16, 2017
Al-Wafd MP declares resignation over Parliament’s approval of Red Sea Islands deal
Member of the Parliament (MP) Mohamed Fouad declared his resignation following the recent Parliamentary approval on the 2016 maritime demarcation…
Parliamentary Legislative Committee approves Red Sea Islands deal with Saudi Arabia
Egypt
June 13, 2017
Parliamentary Legislative Committee approves Red Sea Islands deal with Saudi Arabia
The head of the Parliament Ali Abdelaal stated on Tuesday that the Parliamentary Legislative and Constitutional Committee has agreed to…
Parliament approves increase on residence fees of foreigners in Egypt
Egypt
June 13, 2017
Parliament approves increase on residence fees of foreigners in Egypt
The Parliament approved on Monday a draft law that stipulates an increase in the service fees paid to the government…
Copies of Atlas presented by some MPs are false: Army representative
Egypt
June 13, 2017
Copies of Atlas presented by some MPs are false: Army representative
The copies of Atlas presented by some members of the Parliament (MPs), which show Tiran and Sanafir as Egyptian territories,…