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Muslim Brotherhood spreading rumours of forced disappearance: deputy minister
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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