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Egypt Parliament’s Human Rights Committee Urges International Protection for Burma Muslims

A 153-page Human Rights Watch report accuses Myanmar’s government of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, crimes against humanity that continue unabated to-date and prevention of relief aid from reaching surviving

Youth Minister: We Will Prepare Youth for Local Councils, Parliament and the Presidency

After decades of neglect, Egypt endeavors to develop youth centers to empower new generations of Egyptians for a brighter future.

Egypt Receives Extensive Export Orders for ‘Egyptian iPad’; Manufactures First Car Soon

With production of the first Egyptian ‘iPad-like’ tablet PC just started, order lists are filling up fast, while the country prepares for manufacturing its first car in years.

National Program Boosts Drug Manufacturing with LE10 Million Annually

Egypt’s pharmaceutical sector stands to benefit from a new nation-wide scheme to boost the industry with an annual injection of LE10 million.

Muslim Brotherhood Will Not Organize Judiciary-Related Demonstrations Friday

Despite escalation tactics by affected judges against proposed judiciary law amendments, Egypt’s Brotherhood will not call for repeat marches this Friday.

Egypt Upper House Will Discuss Judicial Authority Law; No Approval Without Judges’ Views

Egypt lawmakers assure judges’ opinions will be taken into consideration as an amended judiciary law is debated and passed.

Global Forum for Islamic Parliamentarians: Hawija Killings in Iraq a Horrific Massacre

The international Islamic organization, the GFIP, urges Iraqi government to do more to fight discrimination and instill a spirit of tolerance in society, in order to avoid abhorrent incidents like

Upper House Asks Supreme Judicial Council for Own Judicial Authority Law Amendments

As FJP’s Erian asserts that Egypt’s Judiciary must be consulted on amendments to law regulating its authority, Shura Council invites top judicial body to provide its own law amendments.

FJP Lawmaker: No Judiciary Law Will Be Passed Without Judges’ Consultation

Egypt’s upper house of parliament pledges not to pass a law regulating the judiciary without first getting the judges’ views.

FJP Calls for Development of Sinai and Suez Canal Region on Sinai Liberation Anniversary

To celebrate Sinai Liberation Day, April 25 – a national holiday in Egypt that marks Israel's final military withdrawal from the peninsula in 1982 – President Morsi’s FJP calls for