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Egypt’s Parliament Thumbs Nose at Court, Approves Islands Deal with Saudi

By Al-Monitor – Egypt’s parliament quickly gave its blessing to a controversial maritime demarcation agreement under which Egypt is to transfer sovereignty over the islands of Tiran [...]

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Banned Baby Names: Egypt Debates Outlawing ‘Western’ Names Like Mark, Sam and Lara

By Mirren Gidda – Newsweek – An Egyptian parliamentary committee was due to meet Tuesday to discuss a potential ban on “Western” baby names. Under the draft law proposed [...]

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Egypts MPs to be Investigated for ‘Attending Human Rights Conference’ By POMED

By POMED – Ten Members of Parliament are likely to be investigated for attending a recent conference hosted by the Geneva Center for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue. The MPs [...]

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Egypt’s parliament may give Government more control over the press

By Al-Monitor – A new crisis has erupted following a draft law proposed in the parliament this month that would give President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the right to temporarily form a new [...]