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Egypt’s PM votes in 1st stage of House of Representative elections
Voting in the first phase of the House of Representatives elections will take place in Egypt over Saturday and Sunday in 14 governorates
International monitoring of parliament elections to give high credibility to process: Ayman Okeil
Using drugs, lack of experience are main reasons for high number of exclusions from upcoming elections
Egypt’s election authority announces final candidates for parliament polls
Campaigning starts on Monday and will continue until 18 October
Parliament to discuss launching medical emergency fund
Parliamentary health committee has one month to discuss draft law, before general voting on 1 November
Egypt’s political parties see internal disputes over parliament elections
Al-Wafd Party members decide to meet on Thursday to look into participation in National List
Egypt parliament approves 2 international sustainable energy agreements
EBRD, AFD offer €336m to finance Egypt’s 2030 National Agenda and 17 SDGs
Fifth parliamentary session approves 243 laws of top priority
Sixth and final parliamentary session should take place by January 2021 to mark end of current parliament’s tenure
Egypt Parliament approves $743.3m international housing, sanitation agreements
Deals aim to primarily improve lives of low-income Egyptians so they can access their right to adequate housing
Egypt Parliament approves State Award for Young Creators under 18
The new award, aimed at Egypt’s young generation of innovators, will be granted on an annual basis to anyone aged under 18 years old in the fields of arts and culture.
Egypt Parliament approves mental health care law
Law aims to protect rights of people with mental illness, providing them with more protection against any forms of abuse
Egypt Parliament approves $53m international cooperation agreements against COVID-19
Agreements will be used to fund several different public health pathways, says Minister Al-Mashat
Egypt Parliament approves 3 international cooperation agreements worth $92.5m
Agreements cover Cairo Metro Line 1 renovation, higher education, and reproductive health
Egypt Parliament initially approves draft law on waste management
New legislation to identify responsibilities of waste management stakeholders
Parliament approves law on redrawing parliament electoral districts
New law one of five that will pave way to Egypt’s parliamentary elections in November
Parliament discusses law redrawing Egypt electoral districts
Draft law divides Egypt into 143 electoral districts devoted to single system elections, four electoral districts devoted to list system election
Draft law on protecting identities of sexual abuse survivors initially approved
Law was submitted after scores of women shared testimonies of sexual assault against university student
Parliament approves amendment to Penal Code to criminalise bullying
Those found guilty of bullying will be punished with no less than six-month imprisonment
Somalia’s parliament ousts PM Hassan Ali Khaire in no-confidence vote
Mursal called on President Mohamed Farmajo to appoint a new PM to replace Hassan Ali Khaire and lead the country to hold universal suffrage elections in 2020-2021
Parliament approves EGX transaction stamp duty decrease to 0.5 per thousand
The amendments will see the stamp duty on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) transactions for residents reduced to 0.5 per thousand on listed and non-listed securities. The tax will be 1.25 per thousand on stock market transactions for non-residents. There will be a full tax exemption on day trading.
Egypt’s Parliament authorises military action in Libya
Egypt aims to restore Libya’s balance, national institutions: Al-Sisi to Trump over phone
Parliament approves new Banking Law ensuring monetary stability
The approval was given after a standing vote on the new law, with a two-thirds majority of the parliament members voting their approval.
Egypt’s Parliament holds secret session to mandate military intervention in Libya
Sharif reaffirmed Egypt’s support of the Libyan people, and that Egyptian parliament will not delay giving Al-Sisi “full mandate” to intervene in Libya
Egypt’s Defence Ministry renamed Ministry of War
New law passed see formation of People’s Defence Council at governorate level
New leaders of Egypt’s media authorities sworn in before parliament
The SCMR includes representatives from the State Council, the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA), the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), and several journalists.
President Al-Sisi ratifies laws on political rights, Senate, parliament elections
Amendments tackle women’s parliamentary representation, methods of appointment, and fairness of ballot process
Egyptian Parliament initially approves deducting 1% from salaries for COVID-19 response
Employees earning monthly salary of EGP 2,000 or below are exempted from deduction
Parliament approves $160,000 TFSCB grant agreement
CAPMAS aims to develop worker capabilities to produce data according to international standards, says Minister Al-Mashat
Parliament to discuss 12 new petroleum agreements worth $1bn: El Molla
Making Cairo EMGF’s headquarters is a strong start for increasing international petroleum services activities, says El Molla
Parliament approves law making face masks obligatory in public areas
Violators of law will be fined EGP 300-5,000
Parliament approves amendments to elections authority law
Under the amendments, the NEA will announce the results of referendums and elections within five days of receiving all results from the general committees