Emad Fouad
Constituent Assembly to include 20 Brotherhood and 10 Nour members
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Constituent Assembly to include 20 Brotherhood and 10 Nour members
Parliamentary sources said that the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi Nour Party agreed that 15 FJP…
Prominent figures named in connection to gas deal with Israel
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Prominent figures named in connection to gas deal with Israel
Several prominent figures in the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak have been named as responsible for arranging a gas…
New NDP Secretary General: Arrogant authority looked down on revolution
Egypt
March 4, 2011
New NDP Secretary General: Arrogant authority looked down on revolution
Mohammad Ragab, the National Democratic Party's new secretary general and sucessor of Hossam Badrawy, is tasked with reviving and leading…
Egyptian MPs reject new bylaws for hospitals
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Egyptian MPs reject new bylaws for hospitals
Egyptian members parliament, at a meeting of the body’s health committee on Monday, rejected the new bylaws that suggest privatizing…
Shura Council members call for increasing gasoline prices
Business
January 12, 2011
Shura Council members call for increasing gasoline prices
“Gasoline prices should be raised,” said Magdi Afify, undersecretary of the Shura Council’s transportation committee, at a council meeting on…
Egypt MPs blast media ‘interference’ in church bombing probe
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Egypt MPs blast media ‘interference’ in church bombing probe
Members of parliament on Monday criticized the media and called for banning it from covering investigations of the Alexandria church…
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
A heated discussion broke out in parliament on Sunday over the allocation of a LE2.7 billion USAID fund obtained by…
Burundi’s ruling party congratulates NDP on election victory
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Burundi’s ruling party congratulates NDP on election victory
Jeremy Kumana, Secretary General of Burundi’s ruling party, congratulated Safwat al-Sharif, Secretary General of Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP).…
Minister: Government to introduce cash-or-commodities subsidy system
Business
October 19, 2010
Minister: Government to introduce cash-or-commodities subsidy system
The government plans to introduce a new system for state subsidies by which citizens can choose between receiving subsidized commodities…
Govt rights council supports ban on use of religious electoral slogans
Egypt
October 18, 2010
Govt rights council supports ban on use of religious electoral slogans
Moqbel Shaker, vice president of the government-run National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), urged the government this week to adopt…
Incoming parliament to discuss draft price-control legislation
Business
September 28, 2010
Incoming parliament to discuss draft price-control legislation
The government plans to submit nine new draft laws aimed at controlling market prices for discussion in the upcoming session…
MPs implicated in state-funded healthcare breaches lose parliamentary immunity
Egypt
September 6, 2010
MPs implicated in state-funded healthcare breaches lose parliamentary immunity
People’s Assembly Speaker Fathi Sorour and Shura Council Speaker Safwat al-Sherif have approved an earlier request filed by Justice Minister…
Request to establish new ‘Reform and Development’ party denied
Egypt
July 19, 2010
Request to establish new ‘Reform and Development’ party denied
The Egyptian Political Parties Committee has refused a request to establish a new political party under the name "Reform and…
El-Sherif to MPs: Don’t endorse independent presidential candidates
Egypt
June 29, 2010
El-Sherif to MPs: Don’t endorse independent presidential candidates
Shura Council Speaker Safwat el-Sherif told parliamentary members not to endorse independent presidential candidates, stating that they should reserve their…
Parliament approves social solidarity bill
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Parliament approves social solidarity bill
One day before the end of its current session, parliament on Monday approved in principle new social solidarity legislation despite…
Minister: Privatized firms’ debts to be settled next month
Business
June 20, 2010
Minister: Privatized firms’ debts to be settled next month
Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohi Eddin told parliament on Sunday that all debts owed by privatized companies would be paid back…
MP claims to know names of officials involved in Mercedes bribe case
Egypt
June 13, 2010
MP claims to know names of officials involved in Mercedes bribe case
Independent MP Gamal Zahran stated Sunday in the People's Assembly that he knew the identities of the high-level Egyptian officials…
Parliament rejects gas price increase
Business
June 10, 2010
Parliament rejects gas price increase
Parliament's planning and budget committee has rejected proposals by a number of MPs to raise the price of subsidized 92…
Kenya and Congo reassure Egypt over the Nile
Egypt
May 24, 2010
Kenya and Congo reassure Egypt over the Nile
President Hosni Mubarak held talks yesterday with Congolese President Joseph Kabila and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, during which they…
Public employees’ bonuses raised 10%
Egypt
May 18, 2010
Public employees’ bonuses raised 10%
Parliament on Tuesday approved a ten-percent increase in annual bonuses for government employees, despite opposition calls for a 20-percent raise…