People’s Assembly
Parliamentary committee toughens penalty on police and military officers casting votes
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Parliamentary committee toughens penalty on police and military officers casting votes
Parliament’s Proposals and Complaints Committee passed a bill on Tuesday amending the law on political rights by toughening the penalty for police and…
Health Ministry to impose fines on hairdressers to curb hepatitis
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Health Ministry to impose fines on hairdressers to curb hepatitis
Hairdressers are likely to pay hefty fines if they do not commit to sterilizing their kits, said the assistant health…
FJP reverses cabinet confidence withdrawal decision
Egypt
May 12, 2012
FJP reverses cabinet confidence withdrawal decision
The Freedom and Justice Party decided in a meeting on Thursday to undo measures taken to withdraw confidence from Prime…
MPs slam school’s exam asking students to highlight ‘corrupt liberals’
Egypt
May 9, 2012
MPs slam school’s exam asking students to highlight ‘corrupt liberals’
MP Emad Gad, head of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary bloc, submitted an urgent inquiry on Tuesday regarding a…
Wednesday’s papers: Elections body on hiatus over tiff with Parliament
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Elections body on hiatus over tiff with Parliament
State daily Al-Ahram and independent Al-Tahrir take very different approaches to the tiff between the Presidential Elections Commission and the…
Parliamentary committee approves tougher punishment for ‘distorting’ Quran
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Parliamentary committee approves tougher punishment for ‘distorting’ Quran
Parliament’s Proposals and Complaints Committee on Tuesday approved a draft law submitted by MP Yasser al-Qady proposing a harsher punishment…
Parliament approves Presidential Elections Law amendments
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Parliament approves Presidential Elections Law amendments
Parliament has introduced amendments to the Presidential Elections Law on Monday that are meant to ensure that no forgery takes…
Tourism Minister: Tourism is stronger than religious tide
Egypt
May 1, 2012
Tourism Minister: Tourism is stronger than religious tide
The religious tide will not affect the tourism sector as its foundations are strong and no official, regardless of their…
One-third of People’s Assembly MPs refuse to suspend sessions
Egypt
April 30, 2012
One-third of People’s Assembly MPs refuse to suspend sessions
Scores of MPs have raised their opposition to People’s Assembly Speaker Mohamed Saad al-Katatny’s decision to suspend parliamentary sessions until…
MP demands fact-finding committee for Suez petroleum company fire
Egypt
April 19, 2012
MP demands fact-finding committee for Suez petroleum company fire
The head of the Parliament Human Rights Committee on Thursday called for the formation of a fact-finding committee to investigate…