Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Dr. Ahmad Mahmūd ‘Atā Allāh, a member of parliament in al-Gharbia governorate, said he would forward a proposal to set up a committee for women inside the People’s Assembly considering the frail participation of women in parliament.
Female legislators are only eight, plus two by appointment,...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb sent a cable on Tuesday (January 24) to Dr. Muhammad Sa’d al-Katātnī congratulating him over his election as speaker of the first parliament after the January 25, 2011 revolution.
Dr. Tayyīb expressed hope the new parliament would achieve prosperity...
Date of source: Sunday, January 22, 2012
Field Marshal Muhammad Husayn Tantāwī, Commander-in-Chief and Chairman of the ruling caretaker Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), issued a decision on Saturday (Jan. 21) appointing ten People's Assembly members, which is starting its maiden session on Monday (Jan. 23).
The list includes...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Columnist Ayman al-Mahdi wrote an article published by Misr al-Arabiyya on the demonstrations called for by several opposition and political movements in protest of the maritime demarcation agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. This demarcation agreement would cede the Islands of Tīran and...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
A report by Al-Dustūr newspaper questioned the recent statements and the decision by the Egyptian Government to backtrack from building the bridge of “King Salman” in Sharm Al-Sheikh.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Nabīlah Makram, Minister of State for immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs, stressed that the government is keen on communicating with the countrymen abroad. Makram affirms that this is especially important as they lack the correct and realistic information about what is happening in their...
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2016
On Tuesday, the Regional Center for Strategic Studies in Cairo will hold a panel discussion on the position of the Western media on Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Human rights activist and researcher Mīnā Thābit, lashed out at the Egyptian regime in an opinion article published by Mada Masr. Thābit criticized the current status of human rights and personal freedoms in Egypt, especially following the ouster of the former president Muḥammad Mursī and the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
MP Aḥmad Badawī, Undersecretary of the Communications and Information Technology Committee of the House of Representatives, said on April 24, 2016 that the committee supports the freedom of opinion and expression and the dissemination of information.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
In his interview with Al-Waṭan, Anbā Bimen, Bishop of Naqādah and Qūs in Qena and the official on charge of the Crisis Management Committee of the Orthodox Church as well as the ecclesial relations between Egypt and Ethiopia, is celebrating his 25th anniversary of ordination in the next month. He...