parliament
Ultras Ahlawy protest ‘light’ penalties for Port Said’s Masry team
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Ultras Ahlawy protest ‘light’ penalties for Port Said’s Masry team
Ultras Ahlawy, a group of hardcore football fans, marched to Parliament Sunday for a sit-in to protest what they called…
Parliament names members of constitution-writing assembly
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Parliament names members of constitution-writing assembly
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny on Sunday announced the names of the 100 members of the constituent assembly elected by…
Sunday’s papers: Egypt reacts to constituent assembly elections
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Egypt reacts to constituent assembly elections
Reactions to yesterday’s elections of the constituent assembly that will write the new constitution take up the lion’s share of…
Parliament meets to elect constituent assembly members
Egypt
March 24, 2012
Parliament meets to elect constituent assembly members
Egypt's Islamist-dominated Parliament began a session on Saturday to elect the 100-person assembly that will draft the new constitution, amid…
Parliament review: Constitutional mayhem and critical legislation
Egypt
March 23, 2012
Parliament review: Constitutional mayhem and critical legislation
The standoff between Parliament and the cabinet reached a climax this week when cabinet members failed to attend a parliamentary…
Jama’a al-Islamiya announces choices for constituent assembly
Egypt
March 22, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya announces choices for constituent assembly
Jama'a al-Islamiya has released the names of its preferred candidates for the non-parliamentary half of the constituent assembly that will…
Blocking internet pornography a priority for telecom minister
Egypt
March 22, 2012
Blocking internet pornography a priority for telecom minister
The government is taking steps to completely block internet pornography in Egypt, according to Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology…
Parliamentary proposal to re-write Mubarak era history
Egypt
March 22, 2012
Parliamentary proposal to re-write Mubarak era history
The People’s Assembly’s Information and Tourism Committee is seeking to review history books to correct what it described as “falsehoods”…
Advocacy group rejects government’s IMF-pleasing reform plan
Business
March 22, 2012
Advocacy group rejects government’s IMF-pleasing reform plan
A coalition of economists, activists and academics are condemning the government’s economic reform plan put forward by the Ministry of…
Fearing Islamist takeover of constituent assembly, activists call for protests
Egypt
March 22, 2012
Fearing Islamist takeover of constituent assembly, activists call for protests
Several revolutionary forces have called for demonstrations on Friday and Saturday against the formation of a constituent assembly they fear…