shura council
Sunday’s papers: Protestors plan and pray, unloved Brothers, Adly embraces irony
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Protestors plan and pray, unloved Brothers, Adly embraces irony
Prayers and protests dominate Sunday’s front pages as on the anniversary of the Day of Anger — the most violent…
Elections commission: Tantawi won’t appoint members to Shura Council
Egypt
January 26, 2012
Elections commission: Tantawi won’t appoint members to Shura Council
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, has no authority to appoint members to the Shura Council,…
Salafi presidential hopeful wants Shura Council abolished
Egypt
January 26, 2012
Salafi presidential hopeful wants Shura Council abolished
Salafi presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail is proposing that Egypt cancel elections for the Shura Council, the upper house of…
New state-run satellite channel to broadcast parliament sessions
Egypt
January 22, 2012
New state-run satellite channel to broadcast parliament sessions
Egyptian state-run TV will launch a new satellite channel on Tuesday to broadcast the sessions of Egypt's upcoming Parliament. The…
Egyptian Bloc divided over boycotting Shura Council elections
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Egyptian Bloc divided over boycotting Shura Council elections
The Free Egyptians Party’s decision to boycott Shura Council elections has caused a rift among members of the Egyptian Bloc,…
Free Egyptians Party to boycott Shura Council elections
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Free Egyptians Party to boycott Shura Council elections
The Free Egyptians Party on Monday announced it will boycott the upcoming Shura Council elections to protest violations committed during…
Advisory council denies intervention in drafting constitution
Egypt
December 30, 2011
Advisory council denies intervention in drafting constitution
The parliament will be completely responsible for selecting the 100-member constituent assembly tasked to draft a new constitution, said Mansour…
Military council undecided on shortening Shura Council elections
Egypt
December 27, 2011
Military council undecided on shortening Shura Council elections
The military council has not yet responded to a suggestion to shorten elections to the Shura Council, Egypt’s upper house…
Deputy PM retracts, amends constitutional principles
Egypt
November 3, 2011
Deputy PM retracts, amends constitutional principles
Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy has announced amendments to Articles 9 and 10 of the draft constitutional principles document that…
Interior Ministry ‘taking measures to assure elections fair and free’
Egypt
October 22, 2011
Interior Ministry ‘taking measures to assure elections fair and free’
Egypt's Interior Ministry is taking serious measures to assure that the upcoming parliamentary elections will be fair and free, a senior…