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Turnout remains low in Shura Council polls
Egypt

Turnout remains low in Shura Council polls

Voter turnout remained low Monday at most polling stations as elections for the Shura Council, Egypt’s upper house of Parliament, continue…
MP submits draft bill to recover money transferred abroad
Egypt

MP submits draft bill to recover money transferred abroad

MP Essam Sultan, vice president of the moderate Islamist Wasat Party, has submitted a draft law to repatriate assets siphoned…
Ganzouri to address Parliament about revolution martyrs, injured
Egypt

Ganzouri to address Parliament about revolution martyrs, injured

Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri will go before the People’s Assembly on Tuesday to explain the government’s efforts to address the…
Shura Council elections: Islamists look to build on success
Egypt

Shura Council elections: Islamists look to build on success

Egyptians headed to the polls on Sunday for the election of the upper house of parliament, with Islamists looking to…
Iranian leader: Egypt’s new parliament a step toward Islamic regime
Egypt

Iranian leader: Egypt’s new parliament a step toward Islamic regime

The inauguration of Egypt's new parliament is an important step toward fulfilling public demands for the establishment of a regime…
Detained army officers request to meet with MPs on SCAF corruption
Egypt

Detained army officers request to meet with MPs on SCAF corruption

Detained army officers have requested to meet with Parliament’s Defense Committee in order to expose corruption of the army under…
Elections commission: Tantawi won’t appoint members to Shura Council
Egypt

Elections commission: Tantawi won’t appoint members to Shura Council

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, has no authority to appoint members to the Shura Council,…
SCAF repeatedly ignored Advisory Council, says former secretary general
Egypt

SCAF repeatedly ignored Advisory Council, says former secretary general

The SCAF repeatedly dismissed Advisory Council members’ opinions, and there was no real dialogue between the council and decision-making institutions,…
Salafi presidential hopeful wants Shura Council abolished
Egypt

Salafi presidential hopeful wants Shura Council abolished

Salafi presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail is proposing that Egypt cancel elections for the Shura Council, the upper house of…
MPs vow rights of revolution injured, martyrs are a priority
Egypt

MPs vow rights of revolution injured, martyrs are a priority

The newly formed People’s Assembly honored those killed and injured during the 25 January revolution in a statement issued Wednesday.…
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