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Despite peace talks breakthrough, Afghan leader under pressure at home
World
July 9, 2015
Despite peace talks breakthrough, Afghan leader under pressure at home
If Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was savoring inaugural peace talks with Taliban insurgents held in Pakistan on Wednesday, celebrations of…
Guidebook for a parliament of yes-men
Opinion
April 16, 2015
Guidebook for a parliament of yes-men
By Mohamed Nour Farahat Why has the government invited political parties to a dialogue about the election laws? Out of the…
Party head demands dismissal of Transitional Justice Minister
Egypt
March 8, 2015
Party head demands dismissal of Transitional Justice Minister
Head of Al-Hayah Party, Michael Mounir, who had filed lawsuit a demanding the suppression of the legislation preventing dual-citizenship candidates…
Deferred questions about Parliament
Opinion
February 26, 2015
Deferred questions about Parliament
The Constitutional Court decided to issue its verdict on the invalidity of the parliamentary elections on Sunday. Whatever the verdict…
Ahmed Ezz: I want to run for parliament to develop my country
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Ahmed Ezz: I want to run for parliament to develop my country
Former National Democratic Party leader and Mubrak-era steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz Ezz said he wanted to run the upcoming House of…
Fists fly as Turkish MPs debate bill on violent demonstrations: media
World
February 18, 2015
Fists fly as Turkish MPs debate bill on violent demonstrations: media
Turkish parliamentarians threw punches and two were taken to hospital late on Tuesday after a debate over a bill aimed…
Candidates for parliament reach 5053: HEC
Egypt
February 18, 2015
Candidates for parliament reach 5053: HEC
On Tuesday, the number of candidates who will run for parliamentary elections reached 5,053 since the door for nomination was…
Mubarak regime making comeback in parliament
Egypt
February 10, 2015
Mubarak regime making comeback in parliament
Candidacy applications have only just begun in the run-up to the parliamentary elections and many people are already raising concerns…
Houthi rebels dissolve parliament, install ‘presidential council’ to run Yemen
World
February 6, 2015
Houthi rebels dissolve parliament, install ‘presidential council’ to run Yemen
Shiite militia who have seized Yemen's capital announced Friday they had dissolved parliament and installed a "presidential council" to run…
Party leader demands parliamentary immunity cancelled
Egypt
January 29, 2015
Party leader demands parliamentary immunity cancelled
A political party leader has urged President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to use his legislative powers to champion his proposition of…