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Nour Party head defends NGO, sees army taking time to cede power
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Nour Party head defends NGO, sees army taking time to cede power
The head of Egypt's leading ultra-conservative Islamist party believes it will take time for the ruling military to hand power…
Egyptian MP to sue Parliament speaker
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Egyptian MP to sue Parliament speaker
Hamdi al-Fakharani, an independent MP, plans to sue Parliament Speaker Mohamed Saad al-Katatny, after security denied him access to the…
Salafi MPs demand media censorship
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Salafi MPs demand media censorship
At a Wednesday Parliament meeting, ultra-conservative Salafi-oriented Nour Party MPs demanded legislation to censor the media. “Many journalists don’t care…
Salafi MP insists Parliament break for prayer
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Salafi MP insists Parliament break for prayer
A Salafi member of Egypt’s lower legislative house, the People’s Assembly, is insisting that parliamentary sessions pause during prayer times.…
Wednesday’s papers: Local press sells panic
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Local press sells panic
With Wednesday’s headlines reading more like a series of ominous and unrelated cliffhangers, Al-Shorouk vies for attention by placing a…
People’s Assembly freezes relations with Syrian parliament
Egypt
February 8, 2012
People’s Assembly freezes relations with Syrian parliament
The People’s Assembly on Tuesday urged the government to denounce violence in Syria and freeze relations with the country's parliament…
Salafi-oriented Nour Party apologizes for controversial statements
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Salafi-oriented Nour Party apologizes for controversial statements
The Salafi Nour party apologized Tuesday for statements made by one of its MPs in Parliament in which he accused…
MP causes uproar in Parliament by calling to prayer during session
Egypt
February 7, 2012
MP causes uproar in Parliament by calling to prayer during session
A verbal clash erupted between People’s Assembly speaker Saad al-Katatny and Salafi MP Mamdouh Ismail after the latter stood up…
Judiciary council head rejects parliamentary criticism of judicial proceedings
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Judiciary council head rejects parliamentary criticism of judicial proceedings
Head of the Supreme Judiciary Council and Court of Cassation Hossam al-Gheriany has criticized MPs for describing the trial of…
Parliament committee submits vote of no-confidence against interior minister
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Parliament committee submits vote of no-confidence against interior minister
A parliamentary committee report on Tuesday recommended holding Egypt's interior minister responsible for the deaths of protesters during recent clashes…