Sputnik Egyptian President Announces Transfer of Legislative Power to Parliament Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi announced on Saturday the transfer of the legislative power to the newly-elected parliament. Then-interim President Adly Mansour and Sisi held legislative power in the 2-year absence of a parliament in Egypt. The House of Representatives was elected in late 2015, after the dissolution of the previous legislature in 2012. "I announce before you, the elected representatives of the people, that the legislative power transfers to the parliament, elected during the free elections," Sisi said addressing the parliament. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/africa/20160213/1034706315/egypt-legislative-powerto-Parliamentp.html#ixzz405Xx9ApJ All Africa Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing for Two Days Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Saturday in both directions and is set to keep the Gaza Strip's main entry and exit point open throughout Sunday. The crossing was opened for people stuck on either side of the border and humanitarian cases, Egypt's state news agency MENA said. The Rafah border crossing, which connects residents of the Gaza Strip to Egypt and the rest of the world has been mostly closed since October 2014 when a militant attack in North Sinai left over 30 Egyptian security personnel dead. Read more: http://allafrica.com/stories/201602130425.html
