Members of the House of Representatives (parliament) in Egypt on Monday demanded the amendment of the constitution to grant military prosecution jurisdiction over terrorism cases.

Parliament’s media and culture committee passed a bill regarding the formation of media regulators on Monday. While a unified media law has long been anticipated in Parliament following several rounds of drafting, amendments by the government and a specialized media committee, the bill has seemingly been divided into several parts, causing …

A bill on illegal immigration was referred to Egypt’s Parliament in June and is still awaiting consideration by MPs, having already been reviewed by the Cabinet and the State Council, according to Magdy al-Agaty, the minister of state for legal and parliamentary affairs.

Egypt’s parliament should pass a transitional justice law establishing a new, impartial investigation into the mass killings of protesters in 2013, that will lead to accountability and fair compensation for victims’ families. The constitution requires parliament to pass such a law during its first session, which will probably end in …

Budgets rarely please everyone, but opponents are challenging Egypt’s recently passed spending plan. The Egyptian parliament approved the country’s 2016-17 general budget June 29 despite accusations that the legislation violates the constitution and contains figures that are not feasible.

The Egyptian Parliament’s culture and media committee approved an amendment to the press law on Tuesday, which will allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to form the next Supreme Press Council after the current one completes an extension of its term at the end of the month. The amendment has not …

The Cabinet has approved the draft law governing the press and media affairs, said Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby Monday. The draft was passed during the Cabinet’s Monday session and will now be submitted to parliament for consideration, he added.

The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has sent a draft law to Minister of Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Magdy El-Agaty demanding several amendments to the current law under which they operate.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree approving the Parliament’s bylaws, thus putting them into effect, the state-owned Middle East News Agency reported Monday.

Egypt’s Parliamentary Affairs Minister Magdi Al-Agati told reporters that the government submitted new amendments to the Police Law to parliament on sunday aimed at imposing harsher penalties for rights violations.