Egyptian Shura Council

Egypt to introduce law on church construction soon, says NDP
Egypt

Egypt to introduce law on church construction soon, says NDP

The Egyptian government will issue a law exclusively addressing church construction, as distinct from a law for building houses of…
El-Sherif to MPs: Don’t endorse independent presidential candidates
Egypt

El-Sherif to MPs: Don’t endorse independent presidential candidates

Shura Council Speaker Safwat el-Sherif told parliamentary members not to endorse independent presidential candidates, stating that they should reserve their…
44 Shura appointments include 8 Copts
Egypt

44 Shura appointments include 8 Copts

President Hosni Mubarak has appointed 44 members to the Shura Council, including eight Copts, 11 women as well as former…
Aftershocks of Shura election continue in governorates
Egypt

Aftershocks of Shura election continue in governorates

The repercussions of the recent Shura Council elections continued in several governorates with the arrests of number of supporters of…
Opposition parties label Shura Council elections ‘terrorism’
Egypt

Opposition parties label Shura Council elections ‘terrorism’

The leadership of several opposition parties condemned the midterm Shura Council elections, describing them as “widely rigged with heavy police…
NDP, Wafd and MB battle in Minya
Egypt

NDP, Wafd and MB battle in Minya

In Malawi and Deir Mowas, south of Minya, candidates from the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), the Wafd Party and…
Shura approves election districts amendment
Egypt

Shura approves election districts amendment

The Shura Council approved a draft law yesterday redrawing Egypt's electoral districts. Mofeed Shehab, minister of state for legal affairs…
Electoral commission to choose council members
Egypt

Electoral commission to choose council members

Chairman of the Supreme Electoral Commission Intisar Nasim said the Ministry of Justice will not intervene in the process to…
NDP conducting opinion polls for Shura Council candidates
Egypt

NDP conducting opinion polls for Shura Council candidates

The General Secretary for the National Democratic Party Safwat el-Sherif said several factors are being considered as the party chooses…
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
Egypt

Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests

Workers of the Amonsito textile factory entered the tenth day of their sit-in outside the gates of the Shura Council,…
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