2013 House of Representatives elections
Court rejects challenges to verdict delaying elections
Egypt
April 21, 2013
Court rejects challenges to verdict delaying elections
The Supreme Administrative Court rejected Sunday challenges submitted by the State Lawsuits Authority to a previous verdict halting House of…
Update: Court to rule on election delay on 21 April
Egypt
April 14, 2013
Update: Court to rule on election delay on 21 April
The Supreme Administrative Court will rule 21 April on challenges submitted by the State Lawsuits Authority against a previous ruling…
Pope: We will never accept a “non-civil state”
Egypt
April 8, 2013
Pope: We will never accept a “non-civil state”
Egypt’s Copts do not accept any attempt to change the country’s “civil identity,” the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church,…
Appeals against election delay adjourned to 14 April
Egypt
April 7, 2013
Appeals against election delay adjourned to 14 April
The Supreme Administrative Court on Sunday postponed until 14 April an appeal against the decision to delay House of Representatives…
Morsy predicts House of Representatives elections in October
Egypt
March 27, 2013
Morsy predicts House of Representatives elections in October
President Mohamed Morsy has predicted that elections for the House of Representatives will be held by October, with the…
The elections law conundrum is proving harmful for Islamists
Egypt
March 25, 2013
The elections law conundrum is proving harmful for Islamists
In its race to come up with a constitutionally viable parliamentary elections law, the Islamist-dominated legislature is trying hard to…
Challenges to election delay postponed to 7 April
Egypt
March 24, 2013
Challenges to election delay postponed to 7 April
The Supreme Administrative Court decided on Sunday to postpone challenges by the State Lawsuits Authority against a decision halting House…
Shura Council to divide constituencies by number of voters
Egypt
March 17, 2013
Shura Council to divide constituencies by number of voters
Following a legislative committee meeting Sunday, the Shura Council is inclined to approve a proposal submitted to it by Ihab…
Opposition leader: We are not flirting with the army
Egypt
March 16, 2013
Opposition leader: We are not flirting with the army
Social Democratic Egyptian Party Chief Mohamed Abul Ghar, a leading member with the opposition coalition National Salvation Front, said the…
Thursday’s papers: To appeal or not to appeal elections court ruling
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Thursday’s papers: To appeal or not to appeal elections court ruling
That President Mohamed Morsy may indeed appeal the cancellation of elections, though he had previously indicated that he would not,…