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Turnout for Shura Council polls remains weak
Egypt
February 15, 2012
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
February 14, 2012
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
February 14, 2012
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
February 14, 2012
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
February 13, 2012
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The government has withdrawn a controversial draft law on civil society organizations, said Mohamed Esmat al-Sadat, chairman of Parliament's Human…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
February 13, 2012
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
February 13, 2012
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
February 10, 2012
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
February 9, 2012
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
February 9, 2012
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…