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Thursday’s papers: Legislating on the brink and ‘lies of the Brotherhood’
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Legislating on the brink and ‘lies of the Brotherhood’

Shura Council efforts to address the country's economic and political troubles with its newly assumed legislative powers are the focus…
MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shuttered
Egypt

MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shuttered

Former MP Hamdy al-Fakhrany has filed a lawsuit against the president, the prime minister and the local government minister, demanding…
Salafi MP: God chose Morsy before the people did
Egypt

Salafi MP: God chose Morsy before the people did

A Shura Council youth committee member said Wdnesday that Mohamed Morsy is the right man for president, and that God…
Shura Council rejects Islamic bonds
Egypt

Shura Council rejects Islamic bonds

The Shura Council’s financial and economic affairs committee has endorsed the Islamic Research Academy’s rejection of the Finance Ministry's proposal…
Shura Council’s new legislative powers are worrying for many
Egypt

Shura Council’s new legislative powers are worrying for many

When President Mohamed Morsy made a speech opening the Shura Council’s 33rd session, members interrupted him 10 different times with…
Election laws top Islamist legislative agenda
Egypt

Election laws top Islamist legislative agenda

Islamist lawmakers in the Shura Council are set to propose a series of legislation that would regulate the upcoming elections…
Tuesday’s papers: Egypt’s newspapers celebrate 2013, slam protest draft law
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Egypt’s newspapers celebrate 2013, slam protest draft law

Egypt’s newspapers celebrate the New Year with a recount of the last year’s turbulent events, while the attack over a…
Shura Council to draft SCC and other judicial laws within three months
Egypt

Shura Council to draft SCC and other judicial laws within three months

The Shura Council Legislative and Constitutional Committee started working on a proposal to divide its members into groups, similar to…
Draft Islamist-backed bill to regulate protests sparks criticisms
Egypt

Draft Islamist-backed bill to regulate protests sparks criticisms

The Islamist-dominated Shura Council was rattled on Monday by scathing criticism from politicians and activists over a proposed bill to…
The court’s last breath
Egypt

The court’s last breath

The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) resumed work after supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Salafi groups who were besieging…
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