Tag: parliament

Constitution on the double

As deadline looms, wrangling and power consolidation motivate the constitution drafting

Ahmed Aboulenein

Cassation Court claims it has no jurisdiction over parliament fight

Egypt's highest court backed out of ruling on the membership of Parliament,…

Rana Muhammad Taha

Cassation Court further complicates fate of People’s Assembly

Egypt's highest court rules that it does not have the power to…

Moustafa Ayad

Legitimacy challenged in courts

The conflict is between institutions filled with former Hosni Mubarak regime loyalists…

Rana Muhammad Taha

Morsy backs down

President Morsy will uphold the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to dissolve the…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Muslim Brotherhood flexes as Morsy comes under fire

The Brotherhood’s supporters have become increasingly more cohesive and aggressive about their…

Luiz Sanchez

Amid tensions court postpones flashpoint cases

The Administrative Judiciary Court of the State Council postponed a slew of…

Ahmed Aboulenein

MPs back for only minutes, crowds gather at gates

On the first day of President Mohamed Morsy’s reinstated parliament, hundreds of…

Connor Molloy

In battle over law, Egypt becomes “lawless”

Egypt enters a new phase of legal puzzlement amid confrontations between the…

Hend Kortam

Morsy supporters crowd administrative court, fights ensue

The court is ruling on Morsy's decision to reinstate the People's Assembly,…

Ahmed Aboulenein