El-Shater meets international envoy in prison
Khairat El-Shater met US Deputy Secretary of State, European Union delegate, Emirati and Qatari foreign ministers yesterday in Al-Akrab prison late Sunday night, contrary to previous government reports.
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Freedom and Justice: On dialogue
Following Saad El-Katatny’s call for national dialogue, FJP spokesperson stressed the need to bury the hatchet
Prosecutor general investigates Al-Erian statements
Former ruling party deputy chairman said presidency had Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on tape accepting the Vatican post.
El-Katatny to contest Freedom and Justice Party leadership elections
Nominations started Monday, elections scheduled for 19 October
People’s Assembly secretary general prosecuted
Sami Mahran facing criminal charges relating to profiteering
Parliament calls on court to rule on membership
The Cassation Court is the fourth judicial body, and the highest, now engaged in ruling on the functioning of the assembly
PA speaker denies Constituent Assembly draft law talks
As discussions on criteria to choose Constituent Assembly members continue, Saad El-Katatny says there is no draft law regulating for that.
PA Speaker elected head of Constituent Assembly
By Heba Fahmy CARIO: Speaker of Parliament Saad El-Katatny was elected Wednesday as head of the 100-member Constituent Assembly which convened for its first meeting Wednesday despite the absence of 26 members. El-Katatny said that drafting the constitution is more important than “narrow political gains,” emphasizing the need for national consensus over the constitution. Only 74 …
Katatny urges swifter response to government from PA committee
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Parliament speaker Saad El-Katatny urged a People’s Assembly committee during Monday’s session to present its response to the government’s statement by the end of this week for discussion, a step believed to be geared towards a no-confidence vote. MP Hatem Azzam, representing the Civilization Party, questioned why it was taking the PA’s …
FJP’s Katatny named PA speaker in tense first session
CAIRO: Saad Al-Katatny, secretary general of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), was elected Speaker of the People’s Assembly (PA) on Monday, vowing to continue the revolution before thanking the ruling military council and the army. "From this panel, we announce to the Egyptian people and the whole world, that the revolution continues," Al-Katatny said …
FJP nominates Saad Al-Katatny to head the PA
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), announced Monday that it has nominated the party’s Secretary General Saad Al-Katatny for the position of Speaker of the People’s Assembly. Several parties agreed that the FJP, as the winner of the largest bloc in parliament with over 40 of the seats, should …