Latest in Tag: committee Highlight
Latest in Tag: committee

Egypt intensifies efforts to evacuate its nationals from Libya
Egyptians arrive from conflict-torn Libya as militant fighting intensifies in neighbouring country
Executive interference in drafting media laws is inadmissible: Press Syndicate
The syndicate says constitutionally, it is the only body allowed to discuss media laws

Al-Sisi meets Moroccan foreign minister
Egyptian president stresses importance of strengthening ties with its neighbouring Arab country

Egypt invites Sudan and Ethiopia for tripartite talks in Cairo
The invitations were issued during a visit by Egypt’s water minister to Sudan

Aswan violence unrelated to previous violence: Interior Ministry
Two people were killed last week but the ministry spokesperson says things have now calmed down

President establishes committee for legislative reform
The committee will be tasked with drafting and revising draft legislations prepared by the state

Amended, draft Parliamentary Elections Law referred back to cabinet
First draft of the legislation was criticised by several political parties

Fining of abstainers is the law and will be implemented: Mehleb
The Presidential Elections Law states that people who fail to cast a vote without an excuse will be fined

Parties condemn draft Parliamentary Elections Law
Political movements wary of a return to Mubarak-era practices due to the new draft
Assets of 30 MB leaders frozen
The decision implements a 2013 court ruling ordering the banning of Muslim Brotherhood and confiscating its capital
Parties call for inclusion in amending laws to govern parliamentary elections
Presidential decree to form a committee to amend Political Participation Law
criticised

Injury of journalists raises questions on job safety
Press Syndicate calls for silent protest to demonstrate journalists’ anger at the “deliberate attacks”
Al-Azhar Grand Imam establishes Aswan peace committee
Al-Tayeb stresses need for “love and tolerance” in the wake of tribal violence that killed at least 26

Medical professionals protest, demanding Staff Law
Doctors’ Syndicate escalates by preparing an administrative strike; negotiations with cabinet halted
Obstacles hindering Egypt-Russian cooperation tackled
Five Egyptian-Russian committees formed to discuss measures to develop the cooperation between the two countries.

Doctors Syndicate to launch mass resignation campaign
The syndicate vows to escalate until their demands are met

We are committed to 1959 Nile water sharing agreement: Egyptian and Sudanese officials
The two downstream countries recently held talks on Nile water in the Sudanese capital

No clear answers from fact-finding committee for post-30 June violence: NGOs
Presidential decree mandates that the committee cannot publish its findings to the public

Solution has not been reached in dam talks: Egyptian, Ethiopian water ministries
Egypt says all its proposals were rejected by Ethiopia; the latter says disagreement was over including an international element to a proposed committee

EU human rights special envoy meets Fahmy, civil society members
The representative discussed the effects of violence and terrorism with the foreign minister and met with NGOs and members of civil society

Journalists must acquire permit from SEC to cover referendum vote
Supreme Electoral Committee issues rules and regulations regarding vote on draft constitution

Trade Ministry seeks higher industrial quality
Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour announces the formation of a quality assurance committee for the industrial sector.

Governmental committee freezes assets of 702 Brotherhood members
The committee places 87 Brotherhood-affiliated schools under the Education Ministry’s supervision

Mass protester killings going unanswered: HRW, Amnesty International, 11 NGOs
Statement recommends establishing an “effective independent fact-finding committee” to investigate unlawful killings
Transitional justice is missing: NGOs
Two separate reports suggest post-revolutionary Egypt is allowing impunity

First half of constitution finalised
Egypt to adopt semi-presidential government system
Egyptian NGOs send report on socio-economic conditions to UN
NGOs suggest nothing has changed in lack of socio-economic rights despite subsequent change in leadership

Tamarod to run for parliamentary elections
Campaign announces it will compete for “the majority of parliamentary seats”

Government forms committee to manage Brotherhood money
Morsi and others charged with financial corruption

New committee to look into Nile University conflict with Zewail City
Nile University students organise press conference outside contested buildings; reject new committee