Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 3, 2015
Over the past two days, Egypt's primary courts throughout the country opened their doors for thousands of candidates applying for the upcoming parliamentary elections to the House of Representatives. Egypt's Supreme Elections Committee SEC confirmed that the candidates' selection will be fair and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2015
The Political Parties Affairs Committee (PPAC) has not yet taken a decision regarding the controversial request submitted by the No-To- Religious-Parties Campaign, which many believe is backed by Egypt's government attempting to exclude political parties based on religious backgrounds from the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2015
During a workshop held on Wednesday on “Freedom and Integrity of Egypt's Parliamentary Elections: Between National Legislation and International Principles”, Nabīl Hilmi, dean of the Faculty of Law in Egypt's University of Al-Zaqazīq said: “Instead of seeking the integrity of elections, one ought...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2015
During a live interview conducted on Wednesday by “Al-Hayā al-Yawm” team, head of Ḥizb al-Tajammu‘ Party and member of the Constitution 50-committee, Hussein `Abd-al-Rāziq said that those who call for a constitutional amendment want President Al-Sisi to become “an absolute ruler”, emphasizing that...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2015
The Isma`ílyia Criminal Court's session in the Tora Police Academy, which is presided by judge Sa`īd `Abdīn, reviewed the speech of ousted President Mursi on June 26, 2013, few days before the massive nationwide demonstrations demanding fresh presidential elections and an end to the ruling of the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2015
In a preliminary verdict, an Egyptian Court in the Central of Cairo has issued the death penalty of eight convicts for being members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood Organization, as well as life sentences for 77 further defendants. Thispreliminary Verdicts can be appealed in accordance to Egyptian...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2015
During the meeting held in the headquarters of the Egyptian Women Assembly (EWA), President Manāl al-`Absi welcomed the new members and presented the future projects of the EWA.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2015
During his meeting with correspondents and editors of one of Europe's largest digital houses, Axel Springer SE, the Egyptian ambassador Badr `Abd al-`Āti criticized the inaccuracy of Western media reports on alleged mass trials, explaining the proceedings of the country's judicial system on what...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2015
The Egyptian Center for Human Rights lauded the efforts of Egypt's President Al-Sisi who had accepted on Saturday the resignation of the cabinet of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab after it was rocked by a corruption scandal, highlighting that Egypt needs ministers who are in touch with ordinary...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2015
In a statement disclosed on Monday evening, the ECHR reported some of violations, namely referring to the Salafist Al-Nur Party, which led a campaign in Alexandria to “freely distribute” the Hepatitis-C medication Sovaldi, which the ECHR described as a “bribe for voters.”