Egypt Today Egyptian House of Representatives approved Monday a €53 million loan and €860,000 grant agreement to promote resilience in desert environments. The House reviewed a report prepared by the Parliamentary Agriculture, Irrigation, Food Security and Economic Affairs committees on Presidential Decree No. 486/2019 approving the finance agreement, signed …
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Egypt Today Egyptian Council of Deputies (Parliament) Legislative Committee approved a draft law submitted by the government to amend some provisions of Law No. 8 of 2015 concerning the organization of the country’s lists of terrorist entities and persons. The draft law relieves the public prosecution from bearing the …
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Gamal Essam El-Din – Ahram Online Parliamentary discussions on the long-awaited personal status law are soon to be held; revealed MPs Fayka Fahim and Inas Abdel-Halim in separate statements on Tuesday and Wednesday. Parliament has been under public pressure for four years to pass a new personal status law. The …
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The new tenancy law being discussed in parliament runs the risk of being found unconstitutional should it pass into law. Salma El-Nashar Discussion was continuing in parliament this year before it adjourned for the summer recess regarding the amendment of the old tenancy law for non-residential properties, with the …
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Gamal Essam El-Din – Ahram Online The House of Representatives – began discussing the country’s state budget (2019/20) and development plan on Saturday. Minister of Finance Mohamed Mait told MPs in a plenary session that the government would do everything possible to protect poor and limited income classes against the …
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Egyptianstreets Egyptian Parliament member Anissa Hassouna has submitted a proposal to abolish the use of plastic bags in Egypt to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Environment. The news, which was reported online by various local news outlets, highlighted Hassouna’s interest in replacing the environmentally harmful use of …
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Gamal Essam El-Din – Ahram Online After a month holiday, Egypt’s parliament – the House of Representatives – convened on Sunday to discuss and vote on a batch of new laws. Parliament approved amendments to six laws aimed at regulating the performance of a number of judicial authorities; the Supreme …
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Egypt Today The government is expected to submit to the House of Representatives a draft law that regulates e-commerce in Egypt. Below are some figures on e-commerce in Egypt 1) Size of e-commerce in Egypt is $2 billion. 2) 90% of e-commerce in Egypt belongs to the informal sector. …
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Egyptianstreets After much anticipation, Egypt’s House of Representatives has finally voted on some of the proposed, and most controversial, amendments to Egypt’s 2014 constitution. According to state-owned news outlet Al Ahram, the amendments include the approval for the presidential term to be for six years, the reinstitution of the …
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Egypt Independent The Communications Committee of the Egyptian House of Representatives approved six articles of a draft law proposed by the government to protect personal data on Sunday. According to article one, the provisions of the law apply to anyone who commits any of the crimes stipulated in the …
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