parliament
Blunders, oath breaches and misspellings dominate parliament’s day 1
Egypt
January 11, 2016
Blunders, oath breaches and misspellings dominate parliament’s day 1
Egypt’s 596-member House of Representatives held its inaugural session on Sunday, marking the final step in the roadmap announced following…
One deputy parliament speaker elected, polls rerun for second
Egypt
January 11, 2016
One deputy parliament speaker elected, polls rerun for second
Egypt’s House of Representatives, which held its opening procedural session on Sunday, elected MP al-Sayyed al-Sharif as one deputy to…
Ali Abdelaal elected as parliamentary speaker
Egypt
January 10, 2016
Ali Abdelaal elected as parliamentary speaker
Lawyer Ali Abdelaal was elected as parliamentary speaker on late Sunday following the House of Represetnatives' opening session, which ushered in…
Mortada Mansour rejects oath on constitution preamble over 2011 ‘uprising’
Egypt
January 10, 2016
Mortada Mansour rejects oath on constitution preamble over 2011 ‘uprising’
Zamalek Sports Club president and elected MP Mortada Mansour altered the constitutional oath during the inaugural session of the House…
Egypt’s parliament active again after 3-year hiatus
Egypt
January 10, 2016
Egypt’s parliament active again after 3-year hiatus
Egypt’s House of Representatives held its opening session on Sunday morning, the first session since a Muslim Brotherhood-dominated chamber was…
Egypt’s 1st legislature in 3 years to convene
Egypt
January 9, 2016
Egypt’s 1st legislature in 3 years to convene
Egypt will have a parliament for the first time in more than three years with the inaugural session of a…
93 laws need to be revised by parliament: minister
Egypt
January 6, 2016
93 laws need to be revised by parliament: minister
Ninety-three laws need to be discussed in the next parliament, most specifically the law regulating protests and the presidential election…
National Movement Party to support Sari Sayam as parliament’s speaker
Egypt
January 6, 2016
National Movement Party to support Sari Sayam as parliament’s speaker
While political parties continued consultations on who should be the parliament's speaker and his two deputies, the National Movement Party…
Women’s representation in new parliament highest in Egypt’s history
Egypt
January 5, 2016
Women’s representation in new parliament highest in Egypt’s history
After garnering the unenviable position of being among the 10 worst countries for gender equality in the world, a glimmer…
Parliament to convene most likely on January 10: minister
Egypt
December 29, 2015
Parliament to convene most likely on January 10: minister
The opening “procedural session” of Egypt’s 568-seat House of Representatives will most likely be held on January 10, according to…