shura council
Update: Islamists and old regime men in Morsy’s Shura Council appointments
Egypt
December 23, 2012
Update: Islamists and old regime men in Morsy’s Shura Council appointments
President Mohamed Morsy has appointed 90 members to the Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali…
Update: Morsy approves Shura Council appointees, four military generals among them
Egypt
December 21, 2012
Update: Morsy approves Shura Council appointees, four military generals among them
President Mohamed Morsy signed off Friday on a list of appointments of 90 public figures to the Shura Council, the…
Morsy to receive nominees for Shura Council on Friday
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Morsy to receive nominees for Shura Council on Friday
The National Dialogue Committee (NDC) has completed its final list of nominations for the Shura Council and plans to present…
Morsy may draw Shura Council nominees from non-Islamist groups
Egypt
December 19, 2012
Morsy may draw Shura Council nominees from non-Islamist groups
President Mohamed Morsy is set to appoint non-Islamist members to the Shura Council, which will begin legislating if the new…
SCC: Protests blocking court ‘dark day’ for judiciary
Egypt
December 2, 2012
SCC: Protests blocking court ‘dark day’ for judiciary
The Supreme Constitutional Court released a statement Sunday condemning the protests that blocked judges from entering the building to hear…
FJP member: Constitutional Court verdict against Constituent Assembly would be ‘end of court’
Egypt
December 1, 2012
FJP member: Constitutional Court verdict against Constituent Assembly would be ‘end of court’
Gamal Tag Eddin, legal adviser of the Freedom and Justice Party, warned the Supreme Constitutional Court on Saturday that a…
Shura Council issues report on cutting costs for state publications
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Shura Council issues report on cutting costs for state publications
State-owned press institutions should focus on expanding electronic forms of distribution and close publications that are losing money, said the…
Shura Council speaker calls on Interior Ministry to allow bearded officers
Egypt
November 14, 2012
Shura Council speaker calls on Interior Ministry to allow bearded officers
Shura Council Speaker Ahmed Fahmy demanded that the Interior Ministry amend its regulations to allow police officers to grow beards,…
Court sets 2 September for lawsuit on Shura Council dissolution
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Court sets 2 September for lawsuit on Shura Council dissolution
Supreme Constitutional Court head Judge Maher al-Beheiry scheduled a session on 2 December to consider a lawsuit demanding the dissolution…
Court to hear editor’s complaint against suspension on 30 October
Egypt
October 23, 2012
Court to hear editor’s complaint against suspension on 30 October
The State Council Administrative Court on Tuesday set 30 October to hear Al-Gomhurriya Editor-in-Chief Gamal Abdel Rahim’s case against his…