The pro-government Mostaqbal Watan party (the Nation's Future) — which holds 54 percent of seats of Egypt's House of Representatives — dominated the elections, held on Wednesday, for the leading posts of parliament's 25 committees.
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Parliament reconvened this week amid economic and regional challenges
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Egypt strongly condemned Israel’s brutal assault on Lebanon, calling upon the international community to intervene to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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The newly-amended Criminal Procedures Law will top the agenda of the House of Representatives when it reconvenes next week.
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Egypt and the US conclude a new round of strategic dialogue, focusing on economic and commercial relations, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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Egypt will receive annual military aid from the US in full for the first time since Joe Biden became president.
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Parliament’s Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee has approved the draft Criminal Procedures Law despite a number of controversial articles, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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President Al-Sisi’s visit to Turkey last week leaves the Muslim Brotherhood weaker than ever.
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The draft Criminal Procedures Law is facing criticism from the Press Syndicate and the Bar Association.
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Egypt imposes new measures to regulate TV talk shows and commercials.
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MPs will discuss 34 draft laws during the next session of parliament.
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Gamal Essam El-Din reviews a new report on human rights developments in Egypt.
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Major changes are planned to legislation regulating pretrial detention, asset freezes, and travel bans.
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Internal divisions hit the Egyptian Socialist Democratic Party, with calls to elect a new leader
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Ongoing preparations for the sixth conference of Egyptian journalists.
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President Al-Sisi’s decision to pardon 600 prisoners was welcomed by political parties, MPs, and human rights organisations, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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Egypt has no plans to ban the Chinese-owned application TikTok, head of the House of Representatives Communications Committee Ahmed Badawi told parliamentary reporters on Sunday.
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The government is considering radical changes to the subsidy system to narrow the budget deficit and streamline public finances
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High-profile members of the Wafd Party are calling for the election of a new leader and injecting fresh blood in its ranks, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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The National Dialogue turns its attention to pretrial detention and food subsidies, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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