shura council
Syndicate objects to Shura Council’s suspension of news editor
Egypt
October 19, 2012
Syndicate objects to Shura Council’s suspension of news editor
The Journalists Syndicate issued a statement late on Thursday rejecting the suspension of state-run Al-Gomhurriya newspaper’s chief editor, Gamal Abdel…
Indebted and overstaffed, how can state-owned papers survive?
Egypt
September 28, 2012
Indebted and overstaffed, how can state-owned papers survive?
The Free Officers wanted their 1952 coup to go down in history as a revolution of the people, but they…
Deputy Shura Council speaker blames Cabinet for country’s ills
Egypt
September 27, 2012
Deputy Shura Council speaker blames Cabinet for country’s ills
Shura Council member Tarek al-Sehry called on President Mohamed Morsy to dismiss Prime Minister Hesham Qandil's Cabinet, describing it during…
Shura Council may be renamed Senate
Egypt
September 25, 2012
Shura Council may be renamed Senate
The Constituent Assembly plans to vote on the recommendation of its Political System Committee to rename the Shura Council as…
Brotherhood members storm New Valley governor’s office
Egypt
September 19, 2012
Brotherhood members storm New Valley governor’s office
Dozens of Freedom and Justice Party members stormed the office of New Valley Governor Tareq al-Mahdy on Monday, saying he…
Update: Constituent Assembly rights committee amends clauses on belief, press
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Update: Constituent Assembly rights committee amends clauses on belief, press
The Constituent Assembly’s Freedom and Rights Committee changed the language in the articles dealing with freedom of belief, human trafficking…
Top court commissioners finish report on Shura Council dissolution
Egypt
September 16, 2012
Top court commissioners finish report on Shura Council dissolution
The commissioners of the Supreme Constitutional Court have finished preparing their legal report on the parliamentary elections law, to advise…
Revolutionary Youth Union files lawsuit to block rights council formation
Egypt
September 12, 2012
Revolutionary Youth Union files lawsuit to block rights council formation
The Union of Revolutionary Youth filed a lawsuit Wednesday at an administrative court to halt the president's decision to form…
Constituent Assembly case adjourned to 2 October, MB drop court challenge
Egypt
September 8, 2012
Constituent Assembly case adjourned to 2 October, MB drop court challenge
The Administrative Court of the State Council postponed Saturday the consideration of 23 new lawsuits demanding the dissolution of…
Thursday’s papers: Reactions to Tuesday’s spate of reshuffles
Egypt
September 6, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Reactions to Tuesday’s spate of reshuffles
At the end of a busy week of political developments and changes in some state structures, the press on Thursday…