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Parliament building rocked by protests
Egypt
January 4, 2010
Parliament building rocked by protests
More than 100 residents of the Sinai Peninsula protested Monday in front of the parliament building in downtown Cairo against…
Speculations on the future of Egypt next year in today’s local press
Egypt
December 31, 2009
Speculations on the future of Egypt next year in today’s local press
Taking stock of the year’s government’s achievements was the focus of state-run newspapers. For one, Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif gave…
Altercations in parliament
Egypt
December 31, 2009
Altercations in parliament
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) bloc walked out of parliament's national security committee session Wednesday, when MP Badr Eddin el-Qadi (a…
9 MPs want to revoke confidence from education ministers
Egypt
December 20, 2009
9 MPs want to revoke confidence from education ministers
Nine members of parliament submitted a motion yesterday calling on parliament to revoke confidence from the ministers of education and…
MP: Corruption costs LE63 billion a year
Egypt
December 13, 2009
MP: Corruption costs LE63 billion a year
Parliamentarian Ahmed Abu Baraka has submitted an interpellation to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on the spread of corruption in Egypt--a…
MPs accuse govt of increasing medicine prices
Egypt
December 10, 2009
MPs accuse govt of increasing medicine prices
Members of the health committee of the People's Assembly accused the government of driving up the price of medication by…
Heated start to new parliamentary session
Egypt
December 9, 2009
Heated start to new parliamentary session
Parliament witnessed a heated session on Tuesday, with 128 interpellations submitted against the government. Interpellation is the formal right of…
MPs blast govt for ignoring climate change
Environment
November 23, 2009
MPs blast govt for ignoring climate change
Parliament's health committee on Monday warned the government against ignoring the issue of climate change, a phenomenon that some experts…