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FJP forms committee to monitor media performance
Egypt
May 28, 2012
FJP forms committee to monitor media performance
The Freedom and Justice Party has formed a committee to monitor media performance, as well as the stance of the…
MP: Formation of Israeli national unity government means war intended
Egypt
May 27, 2012
MP: Formation of Israeli national unity government means war intended
An member of Parliament has sent an urgent request for information to People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny on Israel’s formation…
Parliament committee approves standards of Constituent Assembly formation
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Parliament committee approves standards of Constituent Assembly formation
Parliament’s legislative committee on Saturday approved a draft law on standards for forming the assembly that is tasked with writing…
Expatriate Coptic group wants Parliament dissolved after presidential election
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Expatriate Coptic group wants Parliament dissolved after presidential election
A Geneva-based international law firm representing Coptic expatriates sent an official memo on Monday to Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of…
IMF halts loan negotiations over political discord, finance minister says
Egypt
May 20, 2012
IMF halts loan negotiations over political discord, finance minister says
The procedures for securing a US$3.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund will stop due to concerns of fund…
Parliament review: Flirting with progress
Egypt
May 18, 2012
Parliament review: Flirting with progress
Following last week’s spate of legislative measures, Parliament managed to keep it together for another round of sessions despite having…
MP files lawsuit against Muslim Brotherhood over ‘illegal’ headquarters
Egypt
May 18, 2012
MP files lawsuit against Muslim Brotherhood over ‘illegal’ headquarters
Independent MP Hamdy al-Fakhrany has filed a lawsuit to demand the closure of the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters nationwide, state-run Al-Ahram…
Parliamentary committee calls for abolishing emergency law
Egypt
May 17, 2012
Parliamentary committee calls for abolishing emergency law
Parliament’s Human Rights Committee has called for lifting the emergency law by no later than the end of May in…
MP accuses Brotherhood of using Parliament to promote Morsy
Egypt
May 16, 2012
MP accuses Brotherhood of using Parliament to promote Morsy
MP Hamdy al-Fakharany accused the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party of exploiting Parliament to promote the party’s presidential candidate…
MP withdraws proposal to restructure Constitutional Court
Egypt
May 16, 2012
MP withdraws proposal to restructure Constitutional Court
MP Mohamed Gaafar has withdrawn a proposal he had submitted to restructure the Constitutional Court in light of the current…