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Wafd Party to win 20 parliamentary seats, says party chief
Egypt

Wafd Party to win 20 parliamentary seats, says party chief

El-Sayyed el-Badawi, chief of Wafd Party, has said that the upcoming period will require great efforts to maintain the Wafd's…
Parliament approves social solidarity bill
Egypt

Parliament approves social solidarity bill

One day before the end of its current session, parliament on Monday approved in principle new social solidarity legislation despite…
Egypt’s opposition to take unified stance on elections
Egypt

Egypt’s opposition to take unified stance on elections

Opposition groups have agreed to take a unified stance on whether or not to participate in November's parliamentary elections, after…
MP claims to know names of officials involved in Mercedes bribe case
Egypt

MP claims to know names of officials involved in Mercedes bribe case

Independent MP Gamal Zahran stated Sunday in the People's Assembly that he knew the identities of the high-level Egyptian officials…
Amonsito workers continue protests as parliament discusses
Egypt

Amonsito workers continue protests as parliament discusses

As laid-off workers continue their protest outside the parliament--wearing torn underwear, banging iron gates, and organizing mock funerals to express…
Ex-minister: Demos show political bankruptcy
Egypt

Ex-minister: Demos show political bankruptcy

Former Information Minister Mansour Hassan said that continued labor protests on the sidewalk outside Egypt's parliament building embodied the government's…
Worker protests before parliament escalate
Egypt

Worker protests before parliament escalate

Anger is mounting among workers protesting in front of the Egyptian parliament. A group of laborers from the Amonsito Textile…
Protests continue outside parliament
Egypt

Protests continue outside parliament

Hundreds of supporters of independent MP Mostafa Bakri from the regions of Helwan and Tebbeen protested again yesterday against a…
Lawyers protest proposed legal practice amendments
Egypt

Lawyers protest proposed legal practice amendments

Parliament decided yesterday to return proposed amendments to the Legal Practice Law to the legislative committee for more discussion following…
Demos accumulate outside Shura Council
Egypt

Demos accumulate outside Shura Council

Amonsito textile workers continued their demonstration yesterday in front of Shura Council headquarters in downtown Cairo. Workers protested the government's…
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