Amendments
The amendments, approved by the House of Representatives in May and published as Law 11/2026, raise the treasury's annual installment to LE 238.55 billion in fiscal year 2025/26, up from an estimated LE 227 billion, reflecting an increase of about LE 11 billion.
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to Traffic Law No. 66 of 1973, toughening penalties for specific traffic offenses with deterrent prison sentences and heavy fines.
The revised articles, the Presidency stated on Wednesday, address the reasons for those objections and strengthen safeguards for the protection of rights and public freedoms.
The old law, dating back to the last century, not only allowed tenants to occupy these units for life but also permitted them to pass the leases to heirs at the same, significantly low rental rates—provided they were residing with the original tenant.
Madbouly said the government discussed the directives of President Sisi in light of the state’s keenness to implement the National Strategy for Human Rights and the outcomes of the National Dialogue
The Cabinet submitted the draft law, which introduces amendments to the Consumer Protection Law 181/2018, with a focus on ensuring the continuous availability of strategic goods at fair prices.
The divorce rates in Egypt increased by about 32,000 during the year 2021, compared to 2020, said Dr. Hussein Abdel Aziz, advisor to the head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, in June 2022.
Committing the crime incurs five years of prison, and not less than seven years, if permanent damage occurs.
The new amendments provide an annual increase of 15% to the gross salary and compensation of the army personnel for seven years.
The amendments are setting further restrictions for joining the syndicate, and also guaranteeing lawyers additional rights.
The objective of the new amendments drafted by the government is to address problems and challenges on the ground, said Minister of Investment Sahar Nasr.
The roads around the embassy are, reportedly, closed, as a direct result of the protests of the Yellow Vest movement, who have left the country in despair.
Ahmed Abu Zeid, Egypt's Ambassador to Ottawa, and other officials in the embassy were seen casting their vote.
The Egyptian Cultural Club in the United States and the Coptic Association held a seminar in New Jerseyon Saturday for the Egyptian community to discuss the constitutional amendments.
Nasr added that these amendments will have a positive effect, especially as some of the expected expansions are larger in size and value than projects already in place.
The committee is holding a series of dialogue sessions to discuss Egypt’s newly proposed constitutional amendments.
The Legislative Committee at the parliament is finalizing the amendments to labor law articles concerned with women and children.
The amendments would push the deadline for submitting supplementary documentation of the tax declaration.
Parliament’s Culture and Media Committee approved a bill on Tuesday intensifying the penalty for smuggling antiquities.
The extraordinary general meeting of Misr Life Insurance approved raising the capital by 200 percent, according to the Official Gazette on Monday.
