CAIRO: Parliament Speaker Saad El-Katatny denied reports of a draft law regulating the criterion of forming the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting Egypt's constitution, as political negotiations faltered.
In a press statement, El-Katatny (...)
CAIRO: “No constitution under military rule” and “Friday of self-determination” will be the banners raised by political parties and movements — who are not in consensus — on Friday in Tahrir Square, which will also see supporters of presidential (...)
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood leading figure Khairat Al-Shater slammed Wednesday the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), saying it won't cede power and that Mubarak's regime is still in place.
Al-Shater, the MB's primary presidential (...)
CAIRO: While Egyptians applauded the People's Assembly's (PA) decision to pass amendments to the law regulating political participation barring top Mubarak-era officials from running for president, the jury is still out on whether the law will be (...)
CAIRO: The People's Assembly approved Thursday amendments to the law regulating political rights participation in a bid to bar top officials from the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak from running for office.
“After a joint session was (...)
CAIRO: The People's Assembly will hold an emergency session Thursday to discuss the inclusion of an article that pertains to banning members of the ousted regime to the already existing law regulating political rights participation.
A joint (...)
CAIRO: The People's Assembly's (PA) legislation and constitution committee gave initial approval ahead of the discussion of the political exclusion draft law at the PA's late session on Tuesday.
Lawmaker Essam Sultan from Al-Wasat Party presented (...)
CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) criticized the government's first annual report for its lack of vision and plan during the transitional period and its failure to propose urgent solutions to the ongoing crises as it continued to discuss the report (...)
CAIRO: Presidential hopefuls Ayman Nour and Hamdeen Sabahy filed their candidacy documents to the Presidential Election Committee (PEC) on Friday amidst much celebration by their supporters.
The two candidates submitted their applications within (...)
CAIRO: On April 2 iconic landmarks around Egypt will be lit in blue to mark the “Light it Up Blue” campaign on World Autism Awareness Day, a global initiative aimed at shedding light on the disorder.
Around the world, April 2 is dedicated to (...)
CAIRO: Amid much fanfare, presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abou Ismail submitted his candidacy registration documents on Friday.
A massive human chain lined the streets across the capital, starting from Asad Ibn El-Forat Mosque in Dokki through (...)
CAIRO: Accusations of government corruption by an MP Thursday triggered a walkout by ministers who left the PA session in objection.
Commenting on the government's annual report, MP Ashraf Badreldin alleged that ministers pocket money from (...)
CAIRO: The ruling military council is scheduled to meet again with political parties to discuss the ongoing crisis about the make up of the Constituent Assembly after a Tuesday meeting failed to bring immediate solutions.
Party heads who attended (...)
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) held a meeting with 19 political powers to discuss the crisis over the controversial, Islamist-dominated formation of the Constituent Assembly.
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and Chief of Staff (...)
CAIRO: As the Coptic community grapples to deal with the loss of its spiritual leader Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, the politics that was associated with his role as a de facto representative of the group the is now shaping the debate about his (...)
CAIRO: In a statement read on state TV Sunday afternoon, Field Marshal Tantawi said that doubting the transparency of the upcoming presidential election and the constitutional referendum is “slander” and has nothing to do with reality.
“We were (...)
CAIRO: The Giza Prosecution Office released Friday three Cairo University students arrested the night before, after the university's security withdrew the complaint against them, a rights group said.
Ramy Tarek, Mohab Saeed and Hatem Galal were (...)
CAIRO: People's Assembly Speaker Saad El-Katatny ended Wednesday's session shortly after it started because Cabinet ministers were absent.
“I'm telling the government and the Egyptian people that the [PA] you voted for is capable of withdrawing (...)
CAIRO: Egypt began local production of the vaccine to combat foot and mouth disease (FMD) as the rate of infection has significantly decelerated, said Agriculture Minister Mohamed Reda.
The minister was updating the cabinet of ministers with the (...)
CAIRO: Butane gas cylinders will be available though the subsidized coupon system in a couple of months, Egypt's supply minister said.
Through the coupon system, citizens will buy butane gas cylinders for LE 5. Those who do not have the subsidies (...)
CAIRO: After her graduation, Hoda Mohamed Youssef spent months looking for a job but could not find a suitable opportunity. It was then that she learned of Meshwary (My Journey), a social and economic empowerment project, which works on youth aged (...)
CAIRO: A national campaign to issue national IDs for 2 million Egyptian women kicked off in Qaliubiya, dubbed “Your National ID: Your Rights.”
“Our objective is to issue IDs for women so they can practice their political rights and have access to (...)
CAIRO: Minister of Agriculture Mohamed Reda Ismail said that all financial resources needed to import the necessary vaccinations to combat Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) are available, and the order will be made once results are delivered from the (...)
CAIRO: Professional squash players from 16 different countries are coming together next month for the Second International Squash Open held in Gouna, aiming to bring Egypt's tourism industry back on track.
El Gouna Second International Squash (...)
CAIRO: In a heated discussion, parliament referred to the defense and national security committee the case of a police officer allegedly caught outside the building inciting protesting workers to use violence.
The committee will hold an emergency (...)