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Egypt passes law to curb trafficking of migrants bound for Europe
Egypt

Egypt passes law to curb trafficking of migrants bound for Europe

Egypt passed legislation on Monday to crack down on people traffickers linked to a major surge in the numbers of…
Parliament approves civil service law after rare defiance of Sisi
Egypt

Parliament approves civil service law after rare defiance of Sisi

Egypt's parliament approved the new Civil Service Law on Tuesday aimed at combating corruption and bureaucracy, having previously rejected the…
Egyptian feminist advises MP to take Viagra after FGM comments
Egypt

Egyptian feminist advises MP to take Viagra after FGM comments

Egyptian feminist Janet Abdel Aleem has ridiculed statements by a male member of parliament who suggested that female genital mutilation…
MPs’ debate on Saudi loan turns to row after Tiran, Sanafir comments
Egypt

MPs’ debate on Saudi loan turns to row after Tiran, Sanafir comments

A parliamentary discussion on a US$120 billion loan from Saudi Arabia was disrupted on Tuesday when MPs engaged in a…
Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian critics
Egypt

Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian critics

Egypt's lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country's first law spelling out the rules for building a church, a step Christians…
Parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor general
Business

Parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor general

A parliamentary fact-finding commission's report on corruption in the country's wheat industry was referred to the prosecutor general and an…
Egyptian parliament approves value-added tax at 13 percent
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Egyptian parliament approves value-added tax at 13 percent

Egypt's parliament approved on Monday a long-awaited law introducing a value-added tax of 13 percent, rising to 14 percent in…
300 MPs start no-confidence procedures against supply minister
Egypt

300 MPs start no-confidence procedures against supply minister

A group of 300 MPs has submitted a request for the start of non-confidence procedures against Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy,…
Egypt wheat commission submits corruption report amid calls for minister to resign
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Egypt wheat commission submits corruption report amid calls for minister to resign

A fact-finding commission investigating corruption in Egypt's domestic wheat supplies has delivered its final report to parliament, a lawmaker said…
MPs refuse to consider bill offering citizenship in return for dollars
Egypt

MPs refuse to consider bill offering citizenship in return for dollars

Seventy MPs have announced their outright rejection of a bill submitted to parliament by MP Mahmoud Attia granting Egyptian nationality…
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