People’s Assembly
Katatny: Supplementary constitutional declaration steps on Parliament’s toes
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Katatny: Supplementary constitutional declaration steps on Parliament’s toes
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny on Tuesday warned the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces against issuing a supplement to…
Parliament committee approves controversial political pardon bill
Egypt
May 30, 2012
Parliament committee approves controversial political pardon bill
Political prisoners jailed under former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime are one step closer to freedom after Parliament’s Constitutional and Legislative…
Parliament does not interfere in presidential election, says speaker
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Parliament does not interfere in presidential election, says speaker
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny said on Tuesday that, “Parliament is impartial to all presidential candidates and does not interfere…
Parliament to discuss standards for electing Constituent Assembly
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Parliament to discuss standards for electing Constituent Assembly
The People’s Assembly will discuss on Monday the principles approved on Saturday by its Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee for…
FJP forms committee to monitor media performance
Egypt
May 28, 2012
FJP forms committee to monitor media performance
The Freedom and Justice Party has formed a committee to monitor media performance, as well as the stance of the…
Parliament committee approves standards of Constituent Assembly formation
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Parliament committee approves standards of Constituent Assembly formation
Parliament’s legislative committee on Saturday approved a draft law on standards for forming the assembly that is tasked with writing…
IMF halts loan negotiations over political discord, finance minister says
Egypt
May 20, 2012
IMF halts loan negotiations over political discord, finance minister says
The procedures for securing a US$3.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund will stop due to concerns of fund…
Parliament review: Flirting with progress
Egypt
May 18, 2012
Parliament review: Flirting with progress
Following last week’s spate of legislative measures, Parliament managed to keep it together for another round of sessions despite having…
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt’s newspapers on Wednesday focus their coverage on a multitude of controversies surrounding the People’s Assembly and its draft laws,…
Supreme Constitutional Court in new standoff with Parliament
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Supreme Constitutional Court in new standoff with Parliament
Judges at the Supreme Constitutional Court have leveled a scathing criticism of the People’s Assembly over proposed legislation that would…