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NGO âshockedâ at continued detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators
Case involves trial of 24 people charged with breaching Protest Law
Al-Arish port control transferred to military
Former interim President Adly Mansour issued presidential decree last week citing security concerns

âTime for work,â says Al-Sisi in post-victory address
President-elect to be sworn in Sunday after lopsided victory

Mansourâs presidential decrees, and their mark on Egyptâs economic landscape
Mansour issued a decree amending the Investment Law, prohibiting third parties from challenging contracts between the government and investors.

State institutions hold no bias toward particular candidate: Mansour
Those who do not participate in political life run risk of being ruled by someone who does not represent their interests, says interim president

President to get pay bump
New decree sets monthly presidential salary at EGP 42,000

Next Egyptian parliament to have 630 seats
Number of representatives in next parliament will be extended up to 630 member, 600 of which elected and 30 appointed by the president
Investment Law amendments nullify 20 lawsuits against government contracts, raising corruption fears
New legislation nullifies claims regarding the sale of the Bank of Alexandria, the National Bank for Development, Misr International, and Palm Hills

Mansour earmarks more than 1m acres of state land for urban development, water projects
Interim president sets aside 885,000 acres for a new urban community in El-Alamein and 145,820 acres for water projects in Upper Egypt

Sobhi meets with Greek counterpart
Greece’s Minister of Defence meets with Sobhi and Mansour
Anti-terrorism legislation should be scrapped or changed: Amnesty International
Amnesty International warns that new potential anti-terrorism legislation could be abused by authorities

Arab League refuses to recognise Israel as a Jewish state
Adly Mansour discusses Palestine, Syria, illiteracy and terrorism in his address at the 25th Arab League Summit

Mansour arrives in Kuwait ahead of Arab League Summit
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy does not anticipate a quick reconciliation with Qatar

6 April call for redrafting of Protest Law
Petition opposing the controversial Protest Law says Egyptian security is incapable of handling âdemocratic protestsâ

Egypt president sends letter to family of imprisoned Al Jazeera journalist
Mansour will âspare no effortâ for release of Peter Greste, within the law

Egypt better off now than it was at beginning of transition: Mansour
Egypt’s interim president anticipates competitive presidential elections

Presidency prohibits appeals to election procedures
Constitutional expert criticises decision, says it is unconstitutional.

Kerry hopes to meet with Al-Sisi soon
Two congressional delegations are visiting Egypt this week
Congressional delegations arrive in Cairo
Congressman Mike Rogers heads latest delegation to meet with Egyptian government officials

Egypt and Jordan conclude 24th Joint Commission cycle
High level cooperation between the two countries yields a number of agreements

Next president will need popular support to make difficult decisions: Mansour
Interim President Adly Mansour expresses doubt that reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood will occur

No Military Trials for Civilians rejects amendments to terrorism draft law
Opposition group says amendments only serve to âbeautifyâ military trials

Beblawi accepts Deputy PMâs resignation
Ashraf Al-Sayed Al-Araby temporarily serves as Minister of Foreign Cooperation and Planning
Presidency amends military judiciary law
Military judiciary subject to new measures resulting in closer resemblance to civilian judiciary

Mansour updates African leaders ahead of AU meeting on Egypt
African Union Peace and Security Council to discuss panelâs report on Egypt

Brotherhood responds to SCAF support of Al-Sisi presidential bid
Brotherhood calls Al-Sisi a âcutthroatâ and âkillerâ who destroyed the 25 January Revolution

Presidential election preparations underway
Committee tasked with holding elections meets with three ministries

Egypt army chief Sisi promoted to field marshal: presidency
Interim president Adly Mansour issued a presidential decree promoting General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, minister of defence, to the rank of field marshal

Presidential elections first: Mansour
Interim President Adly Mansour says prosecution will review cases of detainees under investigation
Amnesty International statement condemns âstate violenceâ and âwidespread repressionâ in Egypt
Human rights watchdog calls for interim authorities to âloosen their stranglehold on civil societyâ