January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – June 27-July 9, 2019
July 10, 2019

The cabinet referred a draft NGO law to the House, which would replace the 2017 NGO Law if approved. The 2019 draft law covers funding issues with domestic and foreign civil society groups, eliminates prison sentences in exchange for harsher financial penalties for violating the law, and…

January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – June 19-June 26, 2019
June 27, 2019

News website Mada Masr, citing anonymous parliamentary sources, reported that the draft law to establish a…

January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – June 12-June 18, 2019
June 19, 2019

The Speaker of Egypt’s House of Representatives, Ali Abdel ‘Al, traveled to China to meet with…


January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – June 6-June 11, 2019
June 12, 2019

The House of Representatives approved a series of amendments to laws governing several judicial entities. Among…

January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – May 30-June 5, 2019
June 5, 2019

Representative Abdel Rahim Ali and his website, the Reference, engaged in a public dispute with Francois…

January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – May 22-29, 2019
May 30, 2019

The Constitutional Affairs Committee approved amendments to laws governing various judicial bodies. The amendments bring these…

January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – May 8-21, 2019
May 22, 2019

Following the ratification of the constitutional amendments in April, the cabinet introduced and referred several bills…

January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – May 1-7, 2019
May 8, 2019

Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel ‘Al hosted new World Bank President David Malpass…

January 1, 1970
EPW Week in Brief – April 25-30, 2019
May 1, 2019

President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi traveled to China as part of the Belt and Road Summit, an…