Egypt
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Politics
3/5/2022 5:09:35 PM
Following a two-week holiday, Egypt's House of Representatives – the lower house of parliament – will reconvene this week, holding plenary sessions on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/25/2022 9:48:00 PM
The cabinet is seeking to rationalise the bread subsidy system, halt infringements on agricultural land, and reform rental laws.
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Egypt
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Politics
2/22/2022 6:59:42 PM
Egypt's parliament rejected on Tuesday amendments to the income tax law that would have imposed a new tax on the sale of real estate.
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Egypt
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Politics
2/22/2022 5:44:30 PM
Egypt’s Parliament — the House of Representatives — provisionally approved on Tuesday new amendments to two laws regulating the performance of the General Intelligence Apparatus (Law 100/1971 – Law 80/1974).
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World
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International
2/9/2022 10:38:07 PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate could be lifted by the end of the month, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions.
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Egypt
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Politics
2/7/2022 10:41:53 PM
Following a two-week holiday, Egypt's parliament will hold plenary sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday where it will discuss amendments to two laws on the regulation of real estate registration offices and on general education.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/1/2022 10:41:48 PM
Complicated and costly procedures for registering and disposing of property may soon be a thing of the past, reports Nahla Abul-Ezz
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Business
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Economy
1/31/2022 3:43:34 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait stated on Monday that Law 3/2022, which includes amendments to the value-added tax (VAT) and stamp duty laws, introduces new incentives that target stimulating Egypt’s economy, supporting manufacturing sector, and alleviating financial burdens on citizens amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Egypt
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Politics
1/25/2022 7:23:38 PM
Egypt House of Representatives gave Tuesday a final approval of five important economic laws, including the General Unified Planning Law which aims to engage the private sector in economic development projects.
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World
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International
1/15/2022 6:37:26 PM
Two relatives of Kazakhstan's former president Nursultan Nazarbayev lost their jobs at the helm of energy companies, the sovereign wealth fund said Saturday, after a deadly crisis laid bare a power struggle in the oil-rich country.
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World
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Region
1/10/2022 3:25:00 PM
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday repeated his assertion that his successor and former rival, Benjamin Netanyahu, exhibited ‘crazy behavior’ as a high-profile defamation lawsuit between the two political heavyweights got underway.
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Egypt
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Politics
1/5/2022 5:47:20 PM
Egypt's parliament approved on Wednesday three laws related to economic activities; namely on regulating and promoting the use of financial technology (FinTech) in non-banking financial activities, allowing the finance ministry to transfer money from private funds and accounts into the state treasury, and setting up a renewable energy development authority.
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Egypt
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Politics
1/3/2022 8:41:39 PM
Egypt’s parliament – the House of Representatives – will reconvene on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss a new legislative agenda, on top of which is a ‘General Unified Planning Law’ that aims to streamline the country’s economic policies and engage the private sector in the country’s economic development.
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World
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Region
12/30/2021 2:39:43 PM
Turkey's currency crisis turned increasingly political on Thursday after a top minister urged citizens to sue economists who comment on social media about the lira's slide.
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Egypt
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Politics
12/27/2021 5:28:12 PM
Egypt's parliament approved Monday amending three laws that regulate the Renewable Energy Authority, universities, and the Academy of Arts.
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Egypt
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Politics
12/25/2021 6:13:26 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives will get down to business this week, devoting sessions on Sunday and Monday to discuss amendments to five laws regulating the performance of art-centric syndicates, private funds, renewable energy, and public universities.
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World
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Africa
12/16/2021 2:52:39 PM
Ethiopian authorities must immediately free all detained journalists and stop using wartime emergency laws to lock up reporters for doing their jobs, a press freedom watchdog said Thursday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/14/2021 10:25:42 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly sheds light on efforts to include people with disabilities in society and the labour market.
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Egypt
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Politics
12/14/2021 7:01:11 PM
Egypt's parliament – the House of Representatives – decided to postpone the discussion of three laws imposing sweeping tax hikes on a number of goods and services. A large number of MPs warned that the new hikes will exert financial pressure on citizens because they come at time the coronavirus is hitting their everyday life hard.
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Egypt
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Politics
11/27/2021 8:56:56 PM
Following a two-week holiday, Egypt's parliament – the House of Representatives – will reconvene on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday to discuss two new laws on private universities and financial technology (FinTech). The schedule of debate will also include two agreements with Japan and Austria.
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