parliament
Update: Parliament suspends all sessions to agitate for Cabinet dismissal
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Update: Parliament suspends all sessions to agitate for Cabinet dismissal
Parliament decided Sunday to suspend all sessions until 6 May to express its rejection of the current Cabinet of Prime…
Abu Ismail: SCAF respects constitution, Parliament follows personal interests
Egypt
April 28, 2012
Abu Ismail: SCAF respects constitution, Parliament follows personal interests
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail defended the ruling military council in an interview with state owned Akhbar Al-Youm newspaper on Saturday, as…
Ganzouri denies threatening Katatny with Parliament dissolution
Egypt
April 27, 2012
Ganzouri denies threatening Katatny with Parliament dissolution
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri denied Friday that he threatened to dissolve Parliament through the Supreme Constitutional Court during a meeting…
Political forces’ meetings on Constituent Assembly ‘waste of time,’ says Advisory Council leader
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Political forces’ meetings on Constituent Assembly ‘waste of time,’ says Advisory Council leader
Meetings being held between political forces over standards for the Constituent Assembly are a “waste of time” because the Muslim…
Fears of stalled IMF loan negotiations after Parliament rejects govt statement
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Fears of stalled IMF loan negotiations after Parliament rejects govt statement
The parliamentary majority’s refusal of the cabinet’s February briefing to Parliament has raised concerns of economists and bankers over the…
Parliament rejects the government’s briefing, continues steps to withdraw confidence
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Parliament rejects the government’s briefing, continues steps to withdraw confidence
After ten sessions, Parliament on Tuesday rejected the government briefing and decided to continue procedures for withdrawing confidence from the…
Petrojet workers continue sit-in outside Parliament, start hunger strike
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Petrojet workers continue sit-in outside Parliament, start hunger strike
Workers from the Petrojet Company continued their sit-in outside Parliament in protest of their dismissal by the company. The workers…
Parliament approves in principle amendments on law fighting monopolies
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Parliament approves in principle amendments on law fighting monopolies
The People’s Assembly Economic Affairs Committee has approved in principle an amendment to the law on protecting competition and banning…
Parliament review: A week of political exclusion and inclusion
Egypt
April 20, 2012
Parliament review: A week of political exclusion and inclusion
Major political questions were turned into legislation this week in Parliament, especially with the ongoing dilemmas of the political exclusion…
Parliament to discuss corruption in state institutions
Egypt
April 19, 2012
Parliament to discuss corruption in state institutions
Parliament will discuss on Sunday nine requests for information regarding squandering public funds and corruption in ministries and other state…