People’s Assembly
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…
Salafi MP insists Parliament break for prayer
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Salafi MP insists Parliament break for prayer
A Salafi member of Egypt’s lower legislative house, the People’s Assembly, is insisting that parliamentary sessions pause during prayer times.…
People’s Assembly freezes relations with Syrian parliament
Egypt
February 8, 2012
People’s Assembly freezes relations with Syrian parliament
The People’s Assembly on Tuesday urged the government to denounce violence in Syria and freeze relations with the country's parliament…
MP causes uproar in Parliament by calling to prayer during session
Egypt
February 7, 2012
MP causes uproar in Parliament by calling to prayer during session
A verbal clash erupted between People’s Assembly speaker Saad al-Katatny and Salafi MP Mamdouh Ismail after the latter stood up…
Tuesday’s papers: Presidential nomination process to accelerate
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Presidential nomination process to accelerate
The news of the government accelerating presidential elections gets the most coverage in Egypt's papers Tuesday. The state-owned paper Al-Ahram…
MPs criticize protesters, blame US and ElBaradei for violence
Egypt
February 6, 2012
MPs criticize protesters, blame US and ElBaradei for violence
During Monday’s People’s Assembly session, a number of MPs, mainly Islamists, launched an unprecedented attack on protesters demonstrating in the…
Parliament panel: Police used excessive force against protesters
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Parliament panel: Police used excessive force against protesters
A panel of MPs has determined that security forces used excessive force in confronting demonstrators during clashes in downtown Cairo…
Parliament ends controversy over law on ministers’ trials
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Parliament ends controversy over law on ministers’ trials
The People's Assembly legislative committee on Monday ended an argument about a law issued in 1958 that would allow Parliament…