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Turnout for Shura Council polls remains weak
Egypt

Turnout for Shura Council polls remains weak

Polling stations opened with low voter turnout Wednesday for the second day in the final round of elections for the…
Tantawi meets with MPs prior to being questioned in Parliament
Egypt

Tantawi meets with MPs prior to being questioned in Parliament

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Tuesday met with People’s Assembly…
Interior Ministry drafting laws for handling protests, says deputy minister
Egypt

Interior Ministry drafting laws for handling protests, says deputy minister

The Interior Ministry is drafting a set of laws to regulate how police will deal with protests in front of…
Voting begins for second round of Shura Council elections
Egypt

Voting begins for second round of Shura Council elections

The second round of elections for Egypt’s upper house, the Shura Council, began Tuesday. The end of this round, after…
The govt withdrew NGO draft law, says MP
Egypt

The govt withdrew NGO draft law, says MP

The government has withdrawn a controversial draft law on civil society organizations, said Mohamed Esmat al-Sadat, chairman of Parliament's Human…
FJP officially announces its willingness to form national coalition govt
Egypt

FJP officially announces its willingness to form national coalition govt

The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, announced on Monday that it is fully…
Senior prosecutor says that he won’t supervise Shura Council elections
Egypt

Senior prosecutor says that he won’t supervise Shura Council elections

A senior member of the judiciary has cast doubts over Shura Council elections, saying that it’s not logical to hold…
Besiege the new Parliament, with demands
Opinion

Besiege the new Parliament, with demands

The People's Assembly's performance has thus far been frustrating to revolutionaries. Even those who had been calling for power to…
Parliament review: A week of comedy and disappointment
Egypt

Parliament review: A week of comedy and disappointment

This week’s parliamentary sessions had the public joking about airing future sessions on comedy channels instead of news, and those…
Parliamentary subcommittees wield limited powers
Egypt

Parliamentary subcommittees wield limited powers

Attempting to manage the fallout of the Port Said football violence, the People’s Assembly national security and defense committee developed…
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