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State TV presenter interrogated for asking Qandil about torture
Egypt
February 8, 2013
State TV presenter interrogated for asking Qandil about torture
Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud referred a state TV presenter to interrogations after the presenter asked the prime minister about…
Prime minister: New parliamentary elections law to be finished Sunday
Egypt
January 6, 2013
Prime minister: New parliamentary elections law to be finished Sunday
The Cabinet will finish the new parliamentary elections law Sunday, then submit it to the Shura Council to pass it…
Brotherhood denies nominating Shater for prime minister
Egypt
December 31, 2012
Brotherhood denies nominating Shater for prime minister
The Muslim Brotherhood does not know who is campaigning on the Internet to nominate the group's deputy supreme guide, Khairat…
FJP to announce parliamentary candidates next week, senior member says
Egypt
December 30, 2012
FJP to announce parliamentary candidates next week, senior member says
The Freedom and Justice Party plans to announce in a week its final list of candidates for upcoming parliamentary…
Court rules maximum wage must be applied to president, PM
Egypt
December 26, 2012
Court rules maximum wage must be applied to president, PM
The Alexandria Administrative Court decreed Tuesday that the maximum wage should be applied on the president, prime minister, ministers and…
PM: Agreement reached with businesses over closing times
Egypt
November 5, 2012
PM: Agreement reached with businesses over closing times
A dispute with business owners over a government plan to close shops early ended with an agreement to extend the…
PM: Govt preparing law for stricter sexual harassment penalties
Egypt
October 22, 2012
PM: Govt preparing law for stricter sexual harassment penalties
The Cabinet is preparing a draft law that would impose harsher penalties against sexual harassment, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said…
Qandil: Despite challenges, economy can improve
Egypt
September 24, 2012
Qandil: Despite challenges, economy can improve
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said in a speech Monday that the state of the Egyptian economy can be improved, despite…
Qandil: 70 percent of Cabinet ministers have been chosen
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Qandil: 70 percent of Cabinet ministers have been chosen
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said at a news conference Sunday that 70 percent of the Cabinet has been decided, adding…
Monday’s papers: Speculation over Cabinet nominees
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Monday’s papers: Speculation over Cabinet nominees
Anticipation and speculation over Cabinet nominations fill Egypt’s local newspapers as the announcement of the new ministers, scheduled for Thursday,…