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Court postpones challenge to election ruling
Egypt
March 13, 2013
Court postpones challenge to election ruling
The Supreme Administrative Court has postponed until 17 March challenges to a Cairo Administrative Court ruling delaying House of Representatives…
Elections body meets over ruling suspending parliamentary polls
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Elections body meets over ruling suspending parliamentary polls
The High Judicial Elections Commission is set to hold an emergency meeting Thursday evening to decide its position on a…
Breaking: Morsy refuses to challenge court ruling delaying parliamentary elections
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Breaking: Morsy refuses to challenge court ruling delaying parliamentary elections
The president's office released a statement Wednesday evening saying it would not appeal an earlier court ruling that could delay…
Shura Council approves draft law cancelling Egypt-Cyprus economic zone
Business
March 6, 2013
Shura Council approves draft law cancelling Egypt-Cyprus economic zone
The Shura Council's legislative committee approved a draft law submitted Wednesday cancelling current maritime borders of an economic zone between…
Shura Council requests bearded officers be reinstated
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Shura Council requests bearded officers be reinstated
The Shura Council’s human rights committee asked the Interior Minister to reinstate bearded officers on Tuesday since growing facial hair…
Financial Authority head: Certificates with sukuk bonds could prevent money laundering
Business
March 5, 2013
Financial Authority head: Certificates with sukuk bonds could prevent money laundering
Ashraf al-Sharqawy, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority, has requested that personal certificates be issued for Islamic sukuk bonds in…
Court to decide fate of parliamentary elections Wednesday
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Court to decide fate of parliamentary elections Wednesday
The Cairo Administrative Court is set to decide Wednesday whether the parliamentary elections can go ahead as planned starting in…
Shura Council discusses demands of Sinai tribes, protest law
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Shura Council discusses demands of Sinai tribes, protest law
Sinai tribesmen have allegedly threatened to refuse to allow ballot boxes to enter the governorate for the upcoming parliamentary elections…
Shura Council: SCC not entitled to review election law amendments
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Shura Council: SCC not entitled to review election law amendments
According to the Constitution, the Supreme Constitutional Court does not have the right to review amendments to the new Parliamentary…