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Conference calls for ending parliament quotas
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Conference calls for ending parliament quotas
Egypt's National Accord Conference has recommended the cancellation of a historic quota reserving 50 percent of parliament seats for peasants…
Military proposes draft law for parliamentary elections
Egypt
May 29, 2011
Military proposes draft law for parliamentary elections
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Sunday proposed a new draft law regulating the parliamentary elections, offering the…
Moussa calls for a new constitution prepared by constituent body
Egypt
April 13, 2011
Moussa calls for a new constitution prepared by constituent body
Presidential candidate Amr Moussa recently called for a new constitution to be prepared by an elected body comprising all segments…
Fathi Sorour detained for 15 days pending investigation
Egypt
April 13, 2011
Fathi Sorour detained for 15 days pending investigation
Former parliament speaker Fathi Sorour has been detained for 15 days pending investigation. He is charged with abusing his power…
Buying the People’s Assembly
Opinion
April 6, 2011
Buying the People’s Assembly
Last week, at a meeting I was invited to with the liberal Democratic Front Party, a young party member demanded…
Egypt’s military fears early elections will bring new dictator
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Egypt’s military fears early elections will bring new dictator
A member of Egypt's governing Supreme Council of the Armed Forces expressed fears that presidential elections could create a new…
ElBaradei urges Egypt’s military to hand power to presidential council
Egypt
March 5, 2011
ElBaradei urges Egypt’s military to hand power to presidential council
Pro-democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei suggested on Saturday the formation of a presidential council if the Supreme Council of the Armed…
Evacuate or face detention, army tells Tahrir protesters
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Evacuate or face detention, army tells Tahrir protesters
An Egyptian army officer in Cairo's Tahrir Square told protesters on Monday to immediately evacuate the area or face detention,…
Sunday’s papers: New NDP secretary general, Gamal resigns, gas pipeline explodes
Egypt
February 6, 2011
Sunday’s papers: New NDP secretary general, Gamal resigns, gas pipeline explodes
Headlines of both state-owned and independent newspapers addressed the ongoing nationwide protests, which on Sunday entered their 13th consecutive day.On…
Egyptian importers protest customs holding goods for months
Business
January 23, 2011
Egyptian importers protest customs holding goods for months
Dozens of importers of car spare parts protested before the People's Assembly on Sunday against customs authorities who have held…