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Sisi dismisses Vice President of State Council from his job
Egypt
December 2, 2022
Sisi dismisses Vice President of State Council from his job
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a Presidential Decree No. 233 of 2022, dismissing Counselor Mohamed Ali Mahmoud Hashem, Vice President…
98 female judges to officially sit on State Council’s podiums for first time in history
Egypt
March 4, 2022
98 female judges to officially sit on State Council’s podiums for first time in history
In an unprecedented judicial event, 98 female judges took the legal oath on Thursday in preparation for assuming judicial roles…
Egypt’s parliament approves new amendments to terrorism law
Egypt
February 11, 2020
Egypt’s parliament approves new amendments to terrorism law
The Egyptian parliament voted in a plenary session on Monday unanimously in favor of new amendments to the 2015 terrorism…
Appointing women State Council judges ‘a matter of time’: State Council Pres.
Egypt
October 9, 2018
Appointing women State Council judges ‘a matter of time’: State Council Pres.
Egypt’s State Council President Ahmed Abou Al-Azm said there was no constitutional prohibition to appointing women as judges in…
Egypt’s cabinet approves law to protect personal data of citizens
Egypt
August 7, 2018
Egypt’s cabinet approves law to protect personal data of citizens
Communications Minister Amr Talaat announced that the Cabinet has approved, during its weekly meeting on Tuesday, a law that…
Sisi appoints State Council head, deputy chairman displeased
Egypt
July 20, 2017
Sisi appoints State Council head, deputy chairman displeased
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree appointing judge Ahmed Abuol Azm as the head of State Council as of…
Sisi appoints 3 judicial bodies heads
Egypt
July 1, 2017
Sisi appoints 3 judicial bodies heads
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree Thursday appointing judge Magdy Mahmoud Taha Aboulela as President of the Court of…
Egypt bans fishing, diving at Tiran island in preparation for handover
Egypt
June 16, 2017
Egypt bans fishing, diving at Tiran island in preparation for handover
The Egyptian security authorities tightened control over Tiran island, and prevented fishing or organizing diving trips near the island, after…
Timing not right to declare my stance on 2018 presidential elections: Sisi
Egypt
May 18, 2017
Timing not right to declare my stance on 2018 presidential elections: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi touched on bilateral relations with the US and Saudi Arabia, as well as local issues, in the…
Egypt’s judges put Sisi in political, judicial deadlock
Egypt
May 14, 2017
Egypt’s judges put Sisi in political, judicial deadlock
The State Council’s General Assembly’s nomination of Judge Yehia al-Dakroury, the first deputy of the council chief, as the only…