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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...

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...

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

Egypts MPs to be Investigated for 'Attending Human Rights Conference'By POMEDAugust 17, 2016Ten Members of Parliament are likely to be investigated for attending a...

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

Egypt’s parliament may give Government more control over the pressBy Al-MpnitorJune 23, 2016A new crisis has erupted following a draft law proposed in the...