parliament
Brotherhood MPs accuse SCAF of backing Shafiq, warn of tampering with votes
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Brotherhood MPs accuse SCAF of backing Shafiq, warn of tampering with votes
In its third consecutive session, Parliament has again attacked candidates competing in the presidential election, with parliamentarians from the Brotherhood’s…
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt’s newspapers on Wednesday focus their coverage on a multitude of controversies surrounding the People’s Assembly and its draft laws,…
Parliament nears resolution on Constituent Assembly formation
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Parliament nears resolution on Constituent Assembly formation
The People’s Assembly on Tuesday reached an agreement that could facilitate the re-formation of the assembly that will draft the…
Supreme Constitutional Court in new standoff with Parliament
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Supreme Constitutional Court in new standoff with Parliament
Judges at the Supreme Constitutional Court have leveled a scathing criticism of the People’s Assembly over proposed legislation that would…
Revolutionary youth demand release of prisoners, formation of Constituent Assembly
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Revolutionary youth demand release of prisoners, formation of Constituent Assembly
Revolutionary movements announced that they will organize a number of activities to pressure for the release of prisoners arrested after…
Monday’s papers: Moussa leads race and expats in Saudi turn out to vote
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Monday’s papers: Moussa leads race and expats in Saudi turn out to vote
Amr Moussa holds a lead in the presidential race so far, according to government-run newspaper Al-Ahram, party paper Al-Wafd and…
Political groups to meet Wednesday on Constituent Assembly formation
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Political groups to meet Wednesday on Constituent Assembly formation
Political groups are scheduled to meet Wednesday to resolve the Constituent Assembly formation issue after all groups have agreed on…
Necrophilia law: How Western media savors Islamophobia
Opinion
May 9, 2012
Necrophilia law: How Western media savors Islamophobia
“Islamists and necrophilia.” If you enlarge these words in a headline, and type them in a bold font, you would be…
FJP: Military rulers cannot dissolve Parliament if court rules election invalid
Egypt
May 9, 2012
FJP: Military rulers cannot dissolve Parliament if court rules election invalid
Leaders from the Freedom and Justice and the Nour Party said Egypt’s military leaders would not have the right to…
Tuesday’s papers: One crisis ends, another begins
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: One crisis ends, another begins
As most of Tuesday’s papers focus on the resolution of the crisis between Parliament and the Cabinet and a soon-to-be-reached…