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Iran’s top leader urges high turnout in elections
World
March 2, 2012
Iran’s top leader urges high turnout in elections
TEHRAN — Iran's supreme leader urged Iranians to vote in large numbers as the country held parliamentary elections Friday, saying…
Parliament human rights delegation inspects Tora Prison
Egypt
March 1, 2012
Parliament human rights delegation inspects Tora Prison
A delegation of eleven MPs from the People's Assembly paid a visit on Thursday to Tora Prison, south of Cairo,…
Liberal MP accuses Islamists of blocking attempts to question Tantawi
Egypt
March 1, 2012
Liberal MP accuses Islamists of blocking attempts to question Tantawi
A liberal lawmaker on Wednesday accused Freedom and Justice Party and Salafi MPs of frustrating some parliamentarians' attempts to…
Wednesday’s papers: Promises, pledges and vows
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Promises, pledges and vows
Despite what might be perceived as escalating warning signs to the contrary, the upcoming presidential elections will be the “very…
FJP member named Shura Council speaker
Egypt
February 28, 2012
FJP member named Shura Council speaker
Ahmed Fahmy of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party has been elected speaker of the Shura Council, the upper…
Parliamentary committee calls on UK to swiftly extradite Egyptian fugitives
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Parliamentary committee calls on UK to swiftly extradite Egyptian fugitives
Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee called on the United Kingdom to expedite the extradition of fugitive Egyptian criminals, especially former Finance Minister Youssef…
Egypt Parliament says it would uphold Copts’ rights, says French FM
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Egypt Parliament says it would uphold Copts’ rights, says French FM
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said on Tuesday that the newly-elected Parliament in Egypt has declared its commitment to the…
Tuesday’s papers: Parliament close to fistfights over Presidential Elections Law
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Parliament close to fistfights over Presidential Elections Law
Tuesday’s papers focus their front-page coverage on presidential campaigns and controversies, and Parliament’s amendment of the contentious Presidential Elections Law…
Shura Council MPs violate official oath while swearing in
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Shura Council MPs violate official oath while swearing in
A number of MPs from Egypt’s newly elected Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, violated the official oath while…
MP Mostafa Bakry accuses other members of seeking revenge
Egypt
February 28, 2012
MP Mostafa Bakry accuses other members of seeking revenge
Independent MP Mostafa Bakry accused members of Parliament who submitted a memo to refer him to the Ethics Committee of…