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Morsy stripped of diplomatic passport
Egypt
July 19, 2013
Morsy stripped of diplomatic passport
The Foreign Ministry has made invalid diplomatic passports previously issued to deposed president Mohamed Morsy and his family as the…
Planning Minister: Aid from Arab countries will spur economy
Egypt
July 19, 2013
Planning Minister: Aid from Arab countries will spur economy
Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby said the aid Egypt has received from Arab countries will allow the transitional government to operate…
Egypt interim head of state dissolves parliament
Egypt
July 5, 2013
Egypt interim head of state dissolves parliament
The interim Egyptian head of state who was appointed after the army ousted President Mohamed Morsy dissolved parliament by decree…
Shura Council gives final approval of House electoral law
Egypt
June 23, 2013
Shura Council gives final approval of House electoral law
The Shura Council, Egypt's upper house and currently the sole legislative body in the country, approved on Sunday the Supreme…
Cabinet submits draft law to increase parliamentary seats to 600
Egypt
June 23, 2013
Cabinet submits draft law to increase parliamentary seats to 600
Minister of State for Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Councils Hatem Bagato submitted Saturday a draft law on electoral constituencies and…
Shura passes amended rights bill to SCC
Egypt
June 17, 2013
Shura passes amended rights bill to SCC
The Shura Council referred an amended version of the Law on the Exercise of Political Rights to the Supreme Constitutional…
Secular MPs considering Shura Council walk-out
Egypt
June 17, 2013
Secular MPs considering Shura Council walk-out
Secular MPs in the Shura Council, now Egypt's only legislative body, are considering a collective walk-out in solidarity with Tamarod…
Legislative Committee delays officers’ voting rights until 2020
Egypt
June 9, 2013
Legislative Committee delays officers’ voting rights until 2020
The Shura Council’s Legislative Committee on Sunday approved in principle a proposal by Assistant Defense Minister for Constitutional and Legal…
National Security Committee recommends reducing number of embassies to cut off budget
Egypt
June 6, 2013
National Security Committee recommends reducing number of embassies to cut off budget
The Shura Council’s National Security Committee has called for the reduction of the number of embassies to cut down the…
President’s office: Shura Council to legislate despite SCC ruling
Egypt
June 2, 2013
President’s office: Shura Council to legislate despite SCC ruling
The office of the president said on Sunday that the Shura Council will continue to "carry out its full legislative…