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Update: Morsy approves Shura Council appointees, four military generals among them
Egypt
December 21, 2012
Update: Morsy approves Shura Council appointees, four military generals among them
President Mohamed Morsy signed off Friday on a list of appointments of 90 public figures to the Shura Council, the…
Morsy may draw Shura Council nominees from non-Islamist groups
Egypt
December 19, 2012
Morsy may draw Shura Council nominees from non-Islamist groups
President Mohamed Morsy is set to appoint non-Islamist members to the Shura Council, which will begin legislating if the new…
Morsy’s declaration does not reinstate parliament, says presidential spokesperson
Egypt
November 22, 2012
Morsy’s declaration does not reinstate parliament, says presidential spokesperson
President Mohamed Morsy's new constitutional declaration issued on Thursday evening does not reinstate Parliament, said presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali.
Monday’s papers: All aboard the death train
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Monday’s papers: All aboard the death train
A train crash in Fayoum that left at least three dead and more than 40 injured Saturday continues to stir…
Court sets 2 September for lawsuit on Shura Council dissolution
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Court sets 2 September for lawsuit on Shura Council dissolution
Supreme Constitutional Court head Judge Maher al-Beheiry scheduled a session on 2 December to consider a lawsuit demanding the dissolution…
Islamist leaders nominate Shater for next People’s Assembly speaker
Egypt
October 27, 2012
Islamist leaders nominate Shater for next People’s Assembly speaker
Informed sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm Saturday that Islamist leaders have nominated Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat al-Shater for the post of…
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office
Egypt
October 4, 2012
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office
Seventy-seven former MPs associated with Hosni Mubarak's dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) have banded together to run in the forthcoming…
Constituent Assembly divided over parliamentary election system
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Constituent Assembly divided over parliamentary election system
Members of the Constituent Assembly are split over which parliamentary election system to adopt in the country's new constitution, which…
Sabbahi eyes Parliament majority
Egypt
September 30, 2012
Sabbahi eyes Parliament majority
Popular leftist politician and former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi said on Saturday he is confident a coalition of leftist groups…
Prosecution investigates claims former MPs still use state cars and bodyguards
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Prosecution investigates claims former MPs still use state cars and bodyguards
The Attarin prosecutor’s office in Alexandria began investigating Wednesday a report filed by lawyer Haitham Nassar Buraik accusing former People's…