shura council
Salafi party official declines Supreme Press Council appointment
Egypt
September 6, 2012
Salafi party official declines Supreme Press Council appointment
Salafi Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar declined an appointment to the Supreme Press Council, members of which were picked by…
Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council makes second round of press appointments
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council makes second round of press appointments
The Shura Council’s general committee announced the new members of the Supreme Press Council and the new chairmen of the…
Top court to consider Shura Council challenge after 17 September
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Top court to consider Shura Council challenge after 17 September
The Supreme Constitutional Court will delay consideration of a lawsuit demanding the dissolution of the upper house of Parliament until…
Top court commissioners preparing report on Shura Council legality
Egypt
August 30, 2012
Top court commissioners preparing report on Shura Council legality
The commissioners of the Supreme Constitutional Court are currently preparing a final report on the parliamentary elections law, to advise…
Thursday’s papers: Mekky dreams of press freedom, wakes up
Egypt
August 30, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Mekky dreams of press freedom, wakes up
Thursday’s press shows conflicting reports about the future of journalists convicted of libel and defamation in the Muslim Brotherhood-led political…
Presidential spokesperson discusses Morsy’s team, Monufiya, and more
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Presidential spokesperson discusses Morsy’s team, Monufiya, and more
Presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali on Wednesday addressed a wide range of issues currently facing President Mohamed Morsy, from the…
Morsy spokesperson denies claims Shura Council would legislate
Egypt
August 21, 2012
Morsy spokesperson denies claims Shura Council would legislate
Presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali said the president has no intention of granting the Shura Council legislative powers.
Presidency: Legislative authority not transferred to Shura Council
Egypt
August 19, 2012
Presidency: Legislative authority not transferred to Shura Council
President Mohamed Morsy is not transferring legislative authority to the Shura Council, Presidency spokesperson Yasser Ali said Sunday. Ali…
Journalists continue protest against chief editors
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Journalists continue protest against chief editors
Several journalists continued their sit-in for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday, protesting the recent appointment of new chief…
Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip
Egypt
August 14, 2012
Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip
A number of columnists in privately-owned newspapers such as Al-Watan, Youm7 and Al-Tahrir published blank opinion articles on Thursday to…