Date of source: Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The President of the National Council for Women Maya Mursi said that the parliamentary decision to amend article 102 of the Constitution to allocate 25 percent of the parliamentary seats to women is a real victory to the women in Egypt, pointing out that it ensures their greater participation in...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
MP Sharʿī Ṣāliḥ expressed his approval of the proposed constitutional amendments. As a result, Parliament Speaker ʿAlī ʿAbd al-ʿĀl praised his vision, particularly with regard to allocating 25 percent of the parliamentary seats to women.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 13, 2012
During its 66th anniversary Tuesday (November 13) in Washington, the Middle East Institute is offering its MEI Award for Distinction in Civic Leadership to Najīb Sawirus, the executive chairman of the Orascom Group and the founder of the liberal Free Egyptians Party, which promotes democratic...
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2011
In al-Ahrām of December 11, Margaret 'Āzir, the first Coptic woman to enter parliament through elections, said that the Islamist majority at the People's Assembly should not be a cause for concerns.
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2011
Dr. Rafīq Habīb, the son of the former head of the Coptic Evangelical Church and deputy leader of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood group, said the results of the first round of the parliamentary elections were realistic, adding the distortion of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Al-Jazeera's Chairman Wadah Khanfar declared that he would be stepping down from his position after 8 years. There is much controversy surrounding this, as a Wikileaks cable recently released shows his cooperation with some American intelligence services.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Al-Jazeera's Chairman Wadah Khanfar declared that he would be stepping down from his position after 8 years. There is much controversy surrounding this, as a Wikileaks cable recently released shows his cooperation with some American intelligence services.
Date of source: Saturday, December 22, 2012
Egypt’s cabinet is studying a draft law on the issuance of sovereign Islamic bonds by the finance ministry and state-run administrative bodies. The draft law will be referred to parliament before it officially passes into law.
Date of source: Sunday, November 11, 2012
Muslim scholars, during a symposium on the media’s role in the society, appealed to the mass media to observe accuracy, objectives and Islamic values established by the Prophet Muhammad more than 1400 years ago so the nation may rise up and find its way out of its predicament. [Ahmad ‘Abd al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Ismaīl Al-Shīshtāwi, Head of the Radio and TV Union, rejected as completely false rumours that there is a list of individuals who are banned from appearing on television, saying that Egyptian TV is owned by everyone, thus no one has any right to ban people from appearing on TV as guests.