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…