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Muslim Brotherhood spreading rumours of forced disappearance: deputy minister
Egypt
August 9, 2016
Muslim Brotherhood spreading rumours of forced disappearance: deputy minister
Major General Ali Abdel Mawla, deputy interior minister for legal affairs, has told a parliamentary human rights committee that claims…
Reviving the tourism sector depends on political reforms: MPs
Egypt
August 5, 2016
Reviving the tourism sector depends on political reforms: MPs
Members of parliament seeking solutions to Egypt's tourism crisis have concluded that success in the tourism sector depends on wider…
Controversy in parliament over removal of religion from ID cards
Egypt
August 1, 2016
Controversy in parliament over removal of religion from ID cards
Opinion in parliament has split over a Citizenship bill presented by MP Alaa Abdel Moneim containing an article abolishing the…
Amr al-Shobky wins court battle to replace Mansour in parliament
Egypt
July 21, 2016
Amr al-Shobky wins court battle to replace Mansour in parliament
Amr al-Shobky has won the right to represent the Dokki and Agouza constituency in parliament, replacing MP Ahmed Mortada Mansour,…
Parliamentary committee to meet security representatives over Regeni crisis
Egypt
July 13, 2016
Parliamentary committee to meet security representatives over Regeni crisis
The parliamentary committee formed to address the crisis over the murder in Cairo of Italian PhD student Giulio Regeni will…
Parliament human rights committee to contact foreign ambassadors to Egypt
Egypt
July 12, 2016
Parliament human rights committee to contact foreign ambassadors to Egypt
Parliament's Human Rights Committee has announced plans to engage in dialogue with foreign ambassadors to Egypt to explain the development…
Parliament committees to discuss crisis in Egypt-Italy relations
Egypt
July 11, 2016
Parliament committees to discuss crisis in Egypt-Italy relations
Several Egyptian parliamentary committees are due to meet on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis of relations with Italy in…
Parliament speaker denies rumours of budget increase
Egypt
June 15, 2016
Parliament speaker denies rumours of budget increase
Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal has rejected media reports that the Finance Ministry has increased parliament's budget, making up for…
MPs mull removing ‘contempt of religion’ from Penal Code
Egypt
June 13, 2016
MPs mull removing ‘contempt of religion’ from Penal Code
The Egyptian parliament's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee has postponed its decision on whether to amend the Penal Code by…
A third of Egyptians are satisfied with parliament’s performance: Baseera poll
Egypt
May 29, 2016
A third of Egyptians are satisfied with parliament’s performance: Baseera poll
Four months into the new Egyptian parliament, at least 35 percent of Egyptians are satisfied with the legistlative body's performance,…