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Egypt’s House approves in principal government-drafted Social Solidarity bill

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 - 02:16 GMT

It also specified the categories eligible for conditional cash support (Takaful), health and education conditionality, and procedures taken in the event that a family does not comply with the conditionality.

Parliamentary steps to strengthen human rights protections in pretrial detention

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - 03:27 GMT

The committee’s efforts follow the UN Human Rights Committee’s fifth periodic report in April 2023, which highlighted concerns about the extensive use of pretrial detention in Egypt.

Egypt’s House of Representatives announces new amendments to Criminal Code

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 - 09:49 GMT

The proposed changes include reducing the maximum period for pretrial detention from six months to four months for misdemeanours, from eighteen months to twelve months for felonies, and from two years to eighteen months for cases involving life imprisonment or the death penalty. Additionally, the detention period for defendants in the Court of Cassation is now specified to not exceed two years, addressing a gap in the current law.

Egypt’s parliament grants confidence to new government

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 - 03:46 GMT

Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouli announced that before the commencement of the next session, the House of Representatives will receive precise and detailed timetables for the government’s program over a period of 6 months. This will include outlining the legislative agenda in a manner that aligns with the lawmakers’ aspirations.

Egypt's Minister of Education reviews problems of system before the Parliament

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 - 09:25 GMT

Moreover, the Minister of Education addressed another issue related to the study curricula, saying that the most prominent problem of governmental high schools is that 32 subjects are studied. In comparison, only 16 subjects are studied in international schools.

Egypt cooperates with Japan to establish project of water-from-air production: Minister

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 - 11:02 GMT

The Minister emphasized that one of the Ministry’s primary goals is to forge partnerships with both local and foreign investors to introduce new industries.

PM Madbouly explains new government program to parliament, pledges to end power outages problem

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 - 02:44 GMT

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly previewed the new government program, Monday before the Parliament during a plenary session, at the Council’s headquarters in the Administrative Capital.

Egyptian parliament passes law regulating private sector's management of public hospitals

Mon, 20 May 2024 - 11:05 GMT

The law was drafted by the government and approved in principle on Sunday.

Egypt rejects loans worth $39.3B since 2018: deputy planning minister

Wed, 08 May 2024 - 03:02 GMT

Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Kamaly made the statement Wednesday at the plenary session of the House of Representatives.

Former parliament speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour dies at age of 91

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 - 12:13 GMT

Minister of Justice Omar Marwan has mourned the death of former Egyptian people’s assembly speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour.

Lawmakers call for probe into ‘suspicion of wasting public funds’ by state-owned EgyptAir

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 01:14 GMT

A few days ago, Yahya Zakaria, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company for EgyptAir, informed Al Sharq that the company has entered into a contract to sell 12 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. According to Zakaria, the decision to sell these aircraft was made due to their unsuitability for climatic conditions. He further clarified that the proceeds from the deal would be utilized to repay the loan taken out for the purchase of the aircraft.

All you need to know about new headquarters of Egypt's Parliament

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 10:31 GMT

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi took the constitutional oath before the parliament in its first session held in its new headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.

Parliament approves 3 bills on oil exploration

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 12:38 GMT

The House of Representatives approved, during its general session on Tuesday, three bills allowing the petroleum minister to strike contracts for oil exploration in the Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Suez and Western Desert.

Egypt's House approves law establishing agency to manage recovered, seized funds

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 - 09:32 GMT

The agency will be committed to preserving and developing the funds to make the best use of them, as well as disposing the funds in cases where this is legally permissible.

Egyptian Parliament Committee approves draft law regarding incentives for green hydrogen projects

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 06:12 GMT

The draft law provides tax and non-tax incentives, in light of Egypt’s direction towards optimizing the production, use and export of clean green energy and establishing projects for the production of green hydrogen and its derivatives like green ammonia and green fuel.

LIVE COVERAGE: Egypt's PM answers briefing requests on forced displacement of Palestinians

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 - 10:39 GMT

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli is attending a plenary session on Tuesday at the House of Representatives to answer briefing requests on the measures taken to inhibit the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza Strip.

Solidarity with Palestine: Egyptian Parliament urges global action against Israeli violations

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 - 12:32 GMT

This call to action came during an emergency session of Egypt's Parliament, held on Thursday and presided over by Counselor Ahmed Saad.

Egypt’s Parliament holds emergency session on Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 - 11:15 GMT

Representative Alaa Essam, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives, said that the session convened to give President Abdel Fattah El Sisi the authorization to take what is appropriate regarding protecting Egyptian national security and supporting the Palestinian cause.

Egyptian Parliament expresses condolences with flag lowering for Palestinian martyrs

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 - 12:31 GMT

He added that claims that the resistance was responsible for the hospital's bombing are false, as the strength of the attack and the flames it produced prove that it was the occupation forces that carried out the airstrike.

MPs approve draft bills to raise tax exemption threshold, pension, and cost-of-living allowance

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 - 10:57 GMT

In a report by the House of Representatives Planning and Budget Committee on the draft bill released last month, this would ease the tax burden on low-income citizens and is in line with the state's commitment to promoting social justice

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