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Latest in Tag: parliament

Political parties demand swift implementation of controversial cybercrime bill
Supporters of the bill claim that it will limit the activities of terrorists who use social media networks to facilitate their work

Compensation for companies under government contracts to be finalised by the end of December
The compensation committee will conclude its work this month and awaits issuance of a law from the House of Representatives

Parliament passes new media and press institutions law
An independent Supreme Council for Media Organisations should be formed to regulate media and press affairs, according to the law

Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee refutes British MP’s statements concerning Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood should have stayed in power, claims the head of UK parliament’s foreign affairs committee Crispin Blunt

Parliament’s first drafted legislation on NGOs heavily criticised
NGO establishment issues, governmental oversight, and prison among problems faced in new law

MPs demand dismissal of Egypt’s permanent representative to UN
Ramadan said he was not informed of the recent visit by a parliamentary delegation but found out coincidentally two days prior to their arrival

Planning and Budget Committee approves amendments on Article 120 on taxes
The committee discusses modifying tax rates Wednesday, sources say

Parliament passes NGO Law with two-thirds majority
Travel bans continue to be issued against NGO workers amid local and international criticism of the law

Parliament forms fact-finding committee to investigate medicine shortage
Parliamentary speaker Ali Abdul Aal has promised tangible developments in the next two days

Health Committee to hold meeting on drug pricing crisis
We will ask the state to set up a factory for manufacturing raw materials, says MP Shadia Thabet

Egyptian parliament refutes UK parliament report on Brotherhood
Egypt criticised the UK’s tolerant attitude towards the Muslim Brotherhood, citing the mass protests that demanded the ouster of Morsi

MP Al-Sadat faces parliamentary investigations on Thursday afternoon: media officer
Former head of Human Rights Committee has been accused of leaking a copy of the draft NGO law to foreign embassies

Parliament approves controversial NGO bill despite criticism
MPs did not consider another bill that was filed by the government and drafted their own repressive bill

Parliament approves 4 agreements worth $3.5bn for international cooperation with Germany, Korea, Japan, Kuwaiti Fund for Development
Germany and Korea to finance construction of 5 water desalination plants in South Sinai and Borg El-Arab airport expansion

Parliament preliminary approves NGO draft law suggested by MP
Monday’s session saw disputes between MPs and government representatives due to delays in discussing the state’s draft law

Security interference, government pleasing among 20 problems of parliament management: MP Al-Sadat
Al-Sadat was referred to investigation by parliament for allegedly leaking a draft law on non-governmental organisations to foreign embassies

Parliament refers floods report to government, calls for accountability over negligence
Tasked committee issues report recommending compensation for affected families

Parliament refers MP Anwar Al-Sadat to investigations for allegedly leaking NGOs law
The accusation was leveled against him through a memorandum by the minister of social solidarity

Justice is for everyone and we will be accountable if we violate that: MP Tarek El-Khouly
We were critcised by the Muslim Brotherhood after we announced their exclusion from our committee’s final lists

Al-Shobaky to sue Mortada Mansour over defamation: lawyer
Al-Shobaky, entitled to a parliamentary seat, claims parliament assured swearing oath would take place in November

Al-Sadat advises successor on pressing topics for Human Rights Committee agenda
MP Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat asks MP Alaa Abed to discuss situation of detainees, prison violations, among other pending issues

MP El-Hariri submits himself for investigations following journalist’s accusations
Al-Youm Al-Sabaa editor-in-chief accused the MP of using his parliamentary position to receive two salaries from two companies

UK parliament demands its government be impartial towards Brotherhood
Involvement of former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia in a review about the Brotherhood may undermine impartiality

Passing incremental income tax law hinders investments: MPs
Egypt is suffering from a lack of tax discipline, increasing rates creates instability, says Omar

Opinion: Court ruling brings more Brexit chaos to Britain
Will the British parliament upset Prime Minister May’s Brexit plans? It hasn’t come to that yet, even if the “remain” camp feels they have a new lease on life, writes DW’s Bernd Riegert

MPs expect debt repayment allocations to soar to EGP 400bn by fiscal year’s end
Flotation of the Egyptian pound is a bitter medicine, says MP Khalil

Parliamentary Legislative Affairs Committee rejects proposal to annul ‘religious contempt’ crimes
Article 98 of the Penal Code was criticised for being used to oppress freedom of expression

European Parliament’s Mashreq delegation meets Egypt’s parliamentary members
Euro-Mediterranean partnership offers many opportunities, according to the European Delegation to Egypt

Parliament approves Agriculture Bank Law, moving the bank under CBE’s authority
The Egyptian parliament approved a law that would oversee the transfer of authority over the Principal Bank for Development and Agricultural Credit (PBDAC) on Tuesday. “The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will have the full authority over PBDAC,” said the PBDAC’s chairperson Elsayed Elkosayer. Elkosayer told Daily News Egypt, that the parliament approval of this …

Impeachment of current cabinet to be settled next week
Government will send a report to parliament on its performance over the past 6 months, says MP