The Egyptian Parliament’s Communication Committee approved on Tuesday three articles of a draft law entitled Countering IT Crime in a move paving the way to legalize the state’s blockage of hundreds of websites that it claims contain potential threats...اقرأ المزيد
Aiming to mitigate the high rates of unmarried young people in Egypt, MP Atta Selim, who is a member of the Parliament’s Legislative Committee, recently introduced a draft law that suggests establishing a Marriage Loan Fund for youth, without requiring...اقرأ المزيد
Chairman of the New Administrative Capital’s board of directors Ahmed Zaky Abdeen said on Thursday that government headquarters, including the cabinet, the presidential headquarters, and parliament, will be relocated to the city within 18 months. The...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Parliament recently began discussing a draft law for ‘online trials’, which would enable trials to take place without a defendant present in court, but instead communicating via video calls. Head of parliament’s legislative committee Ehab...اقرأ المزيد
In an effort to improve Egypt’s ranking as an attractive market for investment, the Egyptian General Assembly in Parliament approved the country’s first bankruptcy law on Tuesday, reported Al-Ahram online. The law is a guarantee for companies, supporting...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday passed the extension of the current state of emergency with a comfortable majority for an additional three months, after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree to extend the period last week. Parliament Speaker...اقرأ المزيد
Parliament finalized on Monday the approval of a law to construct an Egyptian space station, reported Al-Masry Al- Youm, in a move which, once complete, will make Egypt the third country in the world to have a space station. Gamal Shiha, head of the education...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s parliament approved Tuesday a draft law put forth by the government that bans the use of drones that might be used to execute terror attacks, state-run newspaper of al-Ahram reports. The law, that was published in the official Gazette, stipulates...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt is set to add human rights education as a main curriculum in schools and universities as part of a Parliament-sponsored plan, aimed to shed light on people’s rights. Head of the Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Alaa Abed, suggested the new...اقرأ المزيد
Recent amendments to Egypt’s National Council of Human Rights’ (NCHR) laws, approved by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, enhance the council’s independence, the NCHR asserted Tuesday. It added in an official statement that the council’s revised...اقرأ المزيد