Latest in Tag: parliament Highlight
Latest in Tag: parliament
Morsiâs fake election
Mohamed Morsi is indeed full of surprises. Ever since Morsi took office, he has never ceased to present us Egyptians with surprising decisions that make us wonder how, why, and for what purpose these decisions were made in the first place. Decisions like calling the dissolved Parliament back to session, applying new taxes which were …
AUC roundtable discusses Egyptian women
University professor blames issues of women’s status equally on Islamists and mainstream opposition
Signature campaign to oust Morsi
Former MP Mohamed Abu Hamed aims to collect 15 million signatures demanding the departure of Morsi
Pakistan averts crisis, heads towards historic polls
Charismatic preacher Tahir-ul Qadri secured only a vague date for parliament to dissolve by mid-March
Nasserist parties to merge
âThe United Nasserist Partyâ established as vehicle to contest upcoming elections
Coptic Christians reject quota
Several Coptic figures have rejected the suggestion of introducing a quota for their community in parliament
Farmers and workers fear under-representation
Representatives of farmers and workers express fears over parliamentary elections
Symbolic protest outside Shura Council
The National Front for Egyptâs Women holds protest outside Shura Council objecting to draft election law
Female under-representation in parliamentary elections criticised
As the draft electoral law is being discussed by the Shura Council, ESDP demands better female representation in parliamentary elections
Naguib Gabriel: âCopts should have quota in parliamentâ
Following a series of attacks and threats on Copts and their places of worship, Naguib Gabriel from the Egyptian Union for Equal Rights says a quota is necessary
Egypt Party proposes constitutional amendments
Amr Khalid says his party wants to strengthen gender equality and freedom of belief provisions in new constitution
Al-Dostour could ally with moderate Islamists
Alliance between ElBaradeiâs party and Strong Egypt Party and Egypt Party yet to be finalised
Parliament 2013: What to expect?
The constitutional fiasco is finally over; leaving the burden of dealing with its consequences and the political chaos this constitution is likely to produce on the shoulders of the opposition. In an attempt to face the Muslim Brotherhoodâs ever growing hunger for power, the opposition has decided to further consolidate its unified front and prepare …
Sabahy meets 6 April
Popular Current leader discusses cooperation with the youth movement in the upcoming parliamentary elections
Abu Ismail: announcement of my party will be an act of God
Salafi sheikh will lead an Islamist coalition to contest all seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections
FJP rejects NSF initiative
NSP plan for alternative dialogue âillogical,â says FJP spokesperson
Morsy downplays economic crisis, calls on opposition to join dialogue
In an address to the Shura Council President Mohamed Morsy discussed the political situation, called for dialogue, addressed economic concerns and foreign affairs
A feloul liberal, leftist Nasserist and social democrat walk into a room
Analysis: Egyptâs upcoming parliamentary elections â Part 2
Analysis: The lion, the sheikhs and the Brotherhood
Parliamentary elections part one: Egypt’s divided Islamists
Court opposes decision to dissolve parliament
The Administrative Court rejected a case that challenged the 14 June court decision to dissolve parliament
Egypt’s churches object to new constitution
Egypt’s three churches detail objections to various constitutional articles
FDA lends âŹ430mn to Egypt during 2012
French Development Agency seeks to support the sectors of employment and the private sector in Egypt
Kuwait opposition to camp outside parliament
Thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated on Saturday, demanding fresh elections on the basis of the previous law followed by dialogue with the government on reforms
Shura Council endorses Morsy decree
The Islamist-dominated upper house of parliament decries state of polarisation
Controversial MP imprisoned
Sentenced to three-month imprisonment on indecency charges
Morsy and the Brotherhood: one failure after the other
Like everybody else, I was taken over by the Israeli attack on Gaza last week. I followed the news of what going on there, participated in a demonstration on Wednesday night and started to ask questions about what this war will mean for the Middle East. For a moment, I thought that I would be …
Former Parliament members defy prosecutor general
Alleged threats and abuse of power
Judiciary analysis: Independent in name only
Draft constitution subjugates judiciary to whims of parliament
FJP to contest 100% of seats in next election
FJP seek majority in next parliament
Syria to hold by-election for five parliament seats, state agency reports
Up for grabs are two seats for the province of Aleppo, one for Hama, another for Idlib and a fifth for Hasakeh, SANA said.