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Political wing of Egypt's Gamaa Islamiya elects new chairman to avoid dissolution

The party elected a new chairman who vowed to disrupt its alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood and take a pro-regime position

Calls for constitutional amendment to extend Egypt's presidential terms spark debate

Draft law aimed at lowering age of marriage for girls to 16 sparks controversy in Egypt

10 Egyptian Islamist parties under investigation for alleged involvement in terrorist activity

Egypt's Political Parties Committee says it has filed lawsuits to dissolve 10 Islamist parties accused of inciting violence and funding terrorism. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Egyptian MPs tell US diplomats they object to State Dept travel warning

MP Osama Heikal described the ‎warning as 'misleading and ‎inaccurate'

Egypt's NEC to start preparations for 2018 presidential elections

Egypt parliament to discuss new amendments to criminal procedures law

Egypt's new anti-terrorism council to reform religious discourse and target political Islam: Sisi

Egypt's fourth National Youth Conference to start in Alexandria on Monday

The agenda of the conference will be dominated by future economic and security challenges

'Egypt intends to sign nuclear power plant deal with Russia soon,' says parliamentary affairs minister Marawan

Egypt's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Omar Marawan also said that a third extension of the state of emergency should go in line with the constitution. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Egypt parliament approves law eliminating judicial supervision of elections by 2024

Egypt parliament to adjourn session amid discussion on inflation and high food prices

Egyptian MPs face investigation for attending Iranian opposition conference in Paris without permission

Constitutional Court suspension of Administrative Court ruling over island deal victory for parliament: Speaker

Egyptian parliament's majority bloc asks Sisi to ratify Red Sea island deal

Egyptian MP Tantawi referred to parliament's ethics committee for 'violating code of conduct'

Ahmed Tantawi, from the 25-30 bloc, allegedly hurled insults at a visiting expert during a debate on Tiran and Sanafir islands, throwing the microphone to the floor

Egypt parliament to hold final vote on Red Sea island deal Wednesday

Kamel Amer, head of the national security and defence committee, said the committee had reviewed all technical and historical aspects of the deal

Egyptian parliamentary committee approves Saudi Red Sea islands deal, refers it for final vote

The deal is expected to be voted on in parliament in a plenary session on Wednesday or next week

Debate heats up between opposition, pro-government majority in Egypt's parliament over Red Sea island deal

Parliament speaker Ali Abdel-Aal adjourned Monday morning discussions in committee on the deal to a closed-door meeting to be held Monday evening after heated disputes

'Committee found no legal foundation for Egypt's possession of Red Sea islands': Sameh Shoukry tells MPs

A government report also states that no public referendum will be held on the fate of Tiran and Sanafir because they have never been a part of Egypt

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