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Turnout remains low in Shura Council polls
Egypt
January 30, 2012
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
January 29, 2012
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
January 29, 2012
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
January 29, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
January 26, 2012
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
January 25, 2012
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.…