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Sinai tribal leader shot, still in surgery
Egypt
September 4, 2013
Sinai tribal leader shot, still in surgery
Sheikh Eissa Salem Ouda, a Sinai tribal leader and former parliament member was wounded by anonymous gunmen on Wednesday. The attackers…
Turkish parliament approves articles on women, homosexuals in draft constitution
World
August 13, 2013
Turkish parliament approves articles on women, homosexuals in draft constitution
Constitutional Consensus Committee members agreed on two articles in the new Turkish draft constitution during a parliamentary session on Monday.Turkish…
Tunisia’s Tamarod steps up campaign to dissolve parliament
Egypt
July 14, 2013
Tunisia’s Tamarod steps up campaign to dissolve parliament
Tunisia's Tamarod has continued its campaign to collect signatures for a petition demanding parliament be dissolved, despite facing threats and…
Election law typo refers to lower house as ‘People’s Assembly’
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Election law typo refers to lower house as ‘People’s Assembly’
Despite a name change in the Constitution, the new parliamentary elections law still mistakenly refers to the lower house as…
Expatriate voter registration period extended
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Expatriate voter registration period extended
The High Election Commission extended registration Tuesday for Egyptian expatriates living abroad until 4 March. The HEC had originally set…
Major representation disparities in new Parliament, says study
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Major representation disparities in new Parliament, says study
There appears to be a problematic discrepancy between population and the number of seats in Parliament granted to each governorate,…
Activist: National Salvation Front backs female candidates
Egypt
January 14, 2013
Activist: National Salvation Front backs female candidates
An Egyptian opposition activist said that the National Salvation Front is trying to give female activists more chances to lead…
Officials: Egypt parliamentary election seen in April
Egypt
January 9, 2013
Officials: Egypt parliamentary election seen in April
Egypt, battered by political turmoil and an economic crisis that has sent the local currency tumbling, will hold a parliamentary…
National Salvation Front to run two separate lists in elections
Egypt
January 7, 2013
National Salvation Front to run two separate lists in elections
The National Salvation Front intends to contest seats for the House of Representatives with two separate electoral lists, to be…
Update: Islamists and old regime men in Morsy’s Shura Council appointments
Egypt
December 23, 2012
Update: Islamists and old regime men in Morsy’s Shura Council appointments
President Mohamed Morsy has appointed 90 members to the Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali…