
Engineers Syndicate leader to remain in detention for âinciting protestsâ
Syndicate secretary general Fathy Abdel Latif was arrested a day before 25 April anti-government protests
Syndicate secretary general Fathy Abdel Latif was arrested a day before 25 April anti-government protests
The head of the syndicate belongs to a movement initiated in 2003, entitled âEngineers Against the Protectorateâ which opposes the judiciary decision to place the syndicate under stateâs control as a protectorate, during Hosni Mubarakâs regime
Engineers succeeded in ending state guardianship through judicial verdict issued recently
Atef Helmy says ministry will provide technological services to the syndicate and its premises under its Technology Homes Programme
Engineers’ Syndicate elections will take place in April
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Engineersâ Syndicate will hold its first elections in 18 years this September, as decided by an extraordinary general assembly attended by thousands on Friday. A new board will be elected to replace judicial guardianship over the syndicate, in place since 1995. The door for candidate applications will open July 15. …
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Engineersâ Syndicate announced Monday that it will call its general assembly on Jan. 10 to decide on a board election date, the first since the syndicate fell under judiciary guardianship in 1995. Egyptâs Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) recently issued a final ruling that deemed Professional Syndicatesâ Law no. 100 of 1993 …
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: The High Administrative Court accepted on Monday an appeal put forward by âEngineers against Guardianshipâ demanding that the head of the judicial committee responsible for syndicate elections implement a recent court ruling that will end the 15-year guardianship over the Engineersâ Syndicate. Another syndicate member filed a lawsuit to the Administrative Court …