Egypt Parliament

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  Egypt's Parliament Approves Red Sea Islands Transfer To Saudi Arabia

  Egypt's parliament on Wednesday backed plans to hand over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia under an agreement that has attracted widespread public criticism.

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  Egypt's First Parliament Since 2012 Sworn In

  Egypt's new parliament convened on Sunday, in its first session in three years, after a legislative election dominated by pro-government candidates in the absence of any opposition.

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  Egypt's Parliament Meets After More Than Three-Year Absence

  Egypt's new parliament held its opening session today, state television reported, more than three years after a court dissolved the old Islamist-dominated chamber.

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  First Day of Egypt Elections Saw 15-16% Voter Turnout: PM Sharif Ismail

  The first day of a parliamentary election in Egypt saw 15-16 percent of voters in the country turn out to cast ballots, Prime Minister Sharif Ismail said on Monday.

• Another political turmoil in Egypt: Court overrules President over parliament

  Egypt's Islamist-led parliament reconvened on Tuesday in an open challenge to the generals who dissolved it last month. The Supreme Court swiftly ruled the newly elected, Islamist president had acted illegally in summoning the assembly, heightening a confrontation between the newly elected head of state and an establishment that once served Hosni M...

• Egypt suspends Islamist-led constitution panel

  An Egyptian court suspended on Tuesday the Islamist-dominated commission tasked with drafting a new constitution amid a boycott by liberals, moderate Muslims and the Coptic church.

• Egyptian parliament selects constitutional panel

  Egypt's Islamists make up a sizable majority of a 100-member panel tasked with drafting a new constitution, according to a list of names published on Sunday by the country's official news agency.

• Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament

  The Egyptian military, complying with most of the principal demands of the opposition, said Sunday that it had dissolved the country's parliament, suspended its constitution and called for elections in six months, according to a statement by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces read on state television. It also said it would honor all of Egypt's...