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Parliament will not issue interim Justice Law: head of media committee
Egypt
May 15, 2017
Parliament will not issue interim Justice Law: head of media committee
MP Osama Heikal, head of the Parliament’s committee for culture, media and monuments, said the Parliament will not issue the…
MP drafts new bill to regulate engagement period, impose fines on break ups
Egypt
May 14, 2017
MP drafts new bill to regulate engagement period, impose fines on break ups
MP Abla al-Hawari said on Sunday that she is drafting a new bill to be discussed soon in Parliament that…
Parliament’s Education Committee asks government to increase education budget to LE180 bln
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Parliament’s Education Committee asks government to increase education budget to LE180 bln
The Egyptian Parliament’s Education and Scientific Research committee urged the government on Tuesday to increase the LE130 billion allocated to…
Tawfiq Okasha sentenced to 1 year in prison for forging PhD certificate
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Tawfiq Okasha sentenced to 1 year in prison for forging PhD certificate
Nasr City Misdemeanor Court sentenced media professional Tawfiq Okasha to one year in prison and fined him LE5,000 for forging…
MPs visit al-Azhar to show support, rejection of bill diminishing its role
Egypt
May 10, 2017
MPs visit al-Azhar to show support, rejection of bill diminishing its role
To prove their respect and appreciation of al-Azhar, Egypt’s largest Sunni Muslim beacon, some members of Parliament visited al-Azhar University…
Egypt passes delayed investment law to smooth business, attract dollars
Egypt
May 8, 2017
Egypt passes delayed investment law to smooth business, attract dollars
Egypt's Parliament on Sunday passed a long-delayed investment law to streamline doing business in Egypt and to create incentives it…
Algeria’s ruling FLN, allies win majority in parliament: Ministry
Middle East
May 6, 2017
Algeria’s ruling FLN, allies win majority in parliament: Ministry
Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front party and its main allies won a majority in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the…
Parliament divided over whether draft law may diminish al-Azhar’s long-standing holiness, independence
Egypt
May 4, 2017
Parliament divided over whether draft law may diminish al-Azhar’s long-standing holiness, independence
In the wake of intensive media attacks launched against the educational syllabi used at al-Azhar, Egypt's largest Sunni Muslim beacon,…
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…
Parliamentary committee approves proposal to regulate work at public hospitals
Egypt
May 4, 2017
Parliamentary committee approves proposal to regulate work at public hospitals
The House of Representatives Committee on Proposals and Complaints approved a proposal on Wednesday to regulate work at the hospitals…