political isolation law
Update: Court rules political isolation and election laws unconstitutional
Egypt
June 14, 2012
Update: Court rules political isolation and election laws unconstitutional
The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a law governing parliamentary elections is unconstitutional in a landmark case that could…
Political movements call for marches to constitutional court
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Political movements call for marches to constitutional court
A number of political movements have called for marches Wednesday and Thursday that would start from the Fatah Mosque after…
US Embassy asks citizens to avoid Tahrir
Egypt
June 13, 2012
US Embassy asks citizens to avoid Tahrir
The US Embassy in Cairo has warned its citizens living in Egypt that violence could unexpectedly erupt as the country…
Sabbahi: We must all respect the judiciary
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Sabbahi: We must all respect the judiciary
Whatever the Supreme Constitutional Court’s ruling would be on Thursday, everyone should accept and respect it, said Nasserist former presidential…
Government ready for any scenario after Thursday court ruling, says Abouelnaga
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Government ready for any scenario after Thursday court ruling, says Abouelnaga
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga on Wednesday declined to comment on what might happen if the Supreme…
Constitutional court to rule on isolation law in open session
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Constitutional court to rule on isolation law in open session
The Supreme Constitutional Court will hold an open session to consider challenges to two laws in cases that have significant…
Wednesday’s papers: Constituent Assembly wild success, dramatic failure
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Constituent Assembly wild success, dramatic failure
News about the Constituent Assembly tasked with writing Egypt’s post-Hosni Mubarak constitution makes headlines in all of Wednesday’s papers. Yet,…
MPs urged to stage sit-in for political isolation enforcement
Egypt
June 12, 2012
MPs urged to stage sit-in for political isolation enforcement
Thirty public figures have urged Parliament members and former presidential candidates to stage a sit-in inside Parliament demanding the enforcement…
Protesters for political isolation law enter sixth day of hunger strike
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Protesters for political isolation law enter sixth day of hunger strike
Dozens of protesters continued their sit-in outside the Cabinet building on Monday, on their sixth day of a hunger strike…
45 hunger strikers demand application of Political Isolation Law
Egypt
June 10, 2012
45 hunger strikers demand application of Political Isolation Law
The number of hunger strikers in front of the Cabinet building rose on Saturday to 45, as part of a…