Former MP Sadat says will not run in 2018 Egyptian presidential elections
Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat, the former MP and head of the human rights committee in the Egyptian parliament, announced…
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490 Egyptian MPs recommend Sisi for second presidential term
Out of the Egyptian parliament's total 596 MPs, 490 have signed recommendation forms in favour of nominating…
Egyptian parliament preliminarily approves country’s first bankruptcy law
The Egyptian parliament’s General Assembly gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a law governing debt…
Head of Egypt’s SIS says there should be dialogue with US Congress on Coptic issues
In a meeting held by the Egyptian parliament's committees on foreign affairs and defence and national security on…
$250mn generated in revenues from Egypt’s Sukari gold mine since 2009
Egypt's Sukari mine, the country's sole gold-exporting mine, has contributed a total of $250 million in revenues…
Egypt parliament to discuss new national health insurance law today
Egypt’s MPs will begin Sunday discussing a government-drafted law on national health insurance in a plenary…
Egyptian parliament approves to increase tax on cigarettes
Egypt’s parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of an amendment of the Value Added Tax (VAT) law that increases the…
Egypt’s Sisi hold talks with President Anastasiades, addresses Cyprus parliament
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke of his support for Cyprian reunification and of growing bilateral…
Parliament endorses €290 mln ERBD loan to upgrade Egypt’s railway system
Egypt's parliament approved on Sunday a financing program worth 290 million euros provided by the European Bank…
Egypt’s parliament to vote on three controversial laws this week
Egypt’s parliament will begin holding plenary meetings on Sunday and is set to take a final vote on three…