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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/8/2021 9:12:00 PM
Criticism of Information Minister Osama Heikal reached a crescendo this week as senior journalists joined MPs in accusing him of financial and administrative irresponsibility
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World
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Region
4/7/2021 10:59:15 AM
Abbas has called for parliamentary elections on May 22 and a presidential election on July 31, but it remains unclear whether the votes will take place
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World
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Region
4/6/2021 3:25:59 PM
A smooth transition from autocratic rule to democracy in 2011 brought about a new constitution in 2014, which provided for a court to be set up within a year to adjudicate constitutional disputes
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World
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Region
4/5/2021 4:17:03 PM
The May 22 parliamentary election moved a step closer to reality last week when the main parties - Abbas’s secular nationalist movement Fatah and its Islamist rival Hamas - registered party lists
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World
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International
4/4/2021 7:33:23 PM
Exit polls showed Borissov's centre-right GERB will be the largest party in parliament, winning around 25% of the vote, compared with the 33.5% it won four years ago
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/31/2021 9:34:00 PM
Parliament approved a landmark law toughening up the penalties for female genital mutilation this week
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World
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International
3/31/2021 3:14:46 PM
The draft law on elections was made in pursuance of constitutional amendments adopted in a nationwide referendum in July 2020
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/30/2021 11:35:00 PM
MPs said there should be an integrated plan for upgrading Egypt’s railway system to put an end to railway accidents, Gamal Essam El-Din reports
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Egypt
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Politics
3/30/2021 11:18:41 PM
MPs amend article 38 to lower fees charged for operating water pumping machines on the River Nile from EGP 10,000 to EGP 1,250 every five years
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World
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Region
3/30/2021 4:46:17 PM
'My candidacy has shown that we need strong structures in all parties, politics and society to confront structural racism and help those affected,' Alaows said in a statement
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Egypt
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Politics
3/30/2021 4:41:45 PM
MP Nader Mostafa accused Osama Heikal of negligence, poor performance, and committing several financial and administrative offences
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World
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Region
3/30/2021 10:01:41 AM
A government priority is to push through a debt law that would allow Kuwait to tap international markets to strengthen finances hit by low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic
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World
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International
3/28/2021 7:13:21 PM
PM Nikol Pashinyan announced he will resign next month but stay in office until parliamentary elections due on June 20, in an effort to curb the political crisis gripping Armenia
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Egypt
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Politics
3/28/2021 6:54:00 PM
MPs also asked to forme a fact-finding commission to investigate the causes of the accident, which left 19 people killed and 185 injured
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Egypt
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Politics
3/28/2021 5:06:00 PM
Head of the Religious Affairs Committee Ali Gomaa said there is nothing in Islam that supports the practice of female circumcision
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Egypt
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Politics
3/27/2021 11:06:46 PM
The discussion comes upon the request of a number of MPs who said authorities should open a serious investigation into the accident
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World
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International
3/27/2021 10:05:46 AM
Thousands of demonstrators converged on the city centre, ignoring COVID-19 restrictions, to protest against a government bill going through parliament that would give police new powers to restrict street protests
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/25/2021 4:10:00 PM
While the Senate approved a law toughening penalties on female circumcision, President Al-Sisi asked parliament to pass a bill banning child marriage,
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World
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Region
3/24/2021 11:12:00 PM
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World
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Region
3/24/2021 7:49:00 PM
Its chief Hassan Nasrallah has said he would support a cabinet of specialists should Hariri and Aoun come to an agreement
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