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Latest in Tag: council
Local Administration Committee supports local council draft law, suggests amendment
Heads of several parliamentary blocs rejected the law, believing that it includes constitutional flaws
NCW files report to general prosecutor against MP Elhamy Agina
Agina’s statement on virginity tests spurred widespread controversy
Press Syndicate to send report to prosecution following corruption incident
Prosecution will investigate alleged corruption in syndicate
Council to coordinate between CBE, Finance Ministry to legalise informal sector
Bylaws to govern the agricultural SEs to be issued within days
Monetary policy coordinating council to hold first meeting at cabinet Thursday
The council will discuss the future of interest rates on the pound and the developments of inflation rates, says senior official
2 Shura Council trial defendants receive 3-year prison sentences
The sentences were reduced from 15 years in the retrial
ECSR lawyer submits appeal against Shura Council trial verdict
The verdict sentenced 22 persons to between three to five years in prison over protesting
State-run, party and independent newspaper prices increase
Prices rise to EGP 2, Al-Masry Al-Youm stays at EGP 1.5
International, local entities condemn activistsâ prison sentences
US administration calls on Egypt to review protest law and related verdicts
In Pictures: Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah received 5-year sentence in Shura Council trial
The five-year prison sentence of prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah raised questions over the state’s stance towards the 25 January Revolution. On Monday, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Abdel Fattah to five years in prison, in addition to an EGP 100,000 fine over assaulting the police and illegal protesting. Defendant Ahmed Abdel Rahman received the …
Where does the state stand on the 25 January Revolution?
Activist and revolutionary-icon Alaa Abdel Fattah received 5-year sentence in Shura Council trial
Derna’s Shura Mujahidin Council vows âharsh responseâ
Statement on the airstrikes ensures safety of Egyptian workers
Verdict in Shura Council Case scheduled for 23 February
The Cairo Criminal Court has repeatedly postponed the retrial since June 2014.
Al-Sisi ratifies electoral districts law
President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi ratified Monday the electoral districts law after its cabinet approval earlier this month. Under the new law, Egypt is divided into 237 constituencies assigned for individual nominees, and into four constituencies for the party list system, according to a presidential statement. The law also defines the range and elements of each …
Grand Mufti, former Canterbury Archbishop set to speak against radicalism
Egyptian Revolutionary Council wants invitation revoked because of Mufti’s support for Egyptian government
New council must determine economic roadmap: CIB managing director
The council must be independent and serve an advisory purpose, Hisham Ezz Al-Arab says
Amnesty calls on Egypt to release protesters arrested for challenging Protest Law
The international human rights watchdog says testimonies and available information suggest that the charges are “almost certainly baseless”
UN Human Rights Council investigates human rights violations in Palestine
Council strongly condemns violence resulting from Israeli offensive in Gaza; welcomes Egyptâs ceasefire initiative
NCHR calls for postponing issuance of civil society draft law
Draft NGO law has been widely criticised by civil society organisations for empowering security apparatuses over organisations
Al-Sisi meets Moroccan foreign minister
Egyptian president stresses importance of strengthening ties with its neighbouring Arab country
Alaa Abdel Fattah, 24 others handed 15-year sentences
Accused sentenced in absentia for breaching Protest Law; Abdel Fattah and two other defendants arrested shortly afterwards
Sexual assault reported in Tahrir Square during Al-Sisiâs inauguration: Anti-harassment group
Ministry of Interior reports two cases of sexual harassment and arrests six in response
Constitutionality of Protest Law challenged
Court postpones lawsuit demanding the controversial law be deemed unconstitutional
Combating sexual harassment should be presidential priority: I Saw Harassment
Anti-harassment campaign calls on incoming president to criminalise violence against women
NCW denies expelling EU observers from its symposium
National Council for Women accuses EU of trying to deny the legitimacy of the â30 June Revolutionâ, while the EU says NCW chairman was âmisinformedâ about its missionâs report
Egypt calls for fairer representation of African, Arab and Islamic countries in UNSC
Egyptâs permanent representative to UN demands permanent seat in Security Council for Africa
Netanyahu slams UN rights councilâs censure of Israel
The motions on the Palestinians were carried by 46 votes to one, with only the United States against, while the Golan resolution garnered 13 abstentions and a US ânoâ vote.
Egypt calls on UN to protect victims of terrorism
Egyptâs permanent representative to the UN addresses Human Rights Council
SCAFâs new formation implements new constitution: military spokesman
Defence minister will now preside over the council instead of the president
Doctorsâ Syndicate, government conflict on strike attendance
Ministry of Health says 12% of hospitals participated in the seventh partial strike of the year; Doctorsâ Syndicate says 80%