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The proposed changes include reducing the maximum period for pretrial detention from six months to four months for misdemeanours, from eighteen months to twelve months for felonies, and from two years to eighteen months for cases involving life imprisonment or the death penalty. Additionally, the detention period for defendants in the Court of Cassation is now specified to not exceed two years, addressing a gap in the current law.
Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouli announced that before the commencement of the next session, the House of Representatives will receive precise and detailed timetables for the government’s program over a period of 6 months. This will include outlining the legislative agenda in a manner that aligns with the lawmakers’ aspirations.
Moreover, the Minister of Education addressed another issue related to the study curricula, saying that the most prominent problem of governmental high schools is that 32 subjects are studied. In comparison, only 16 subjects are studied in international schools.
The Minister emphasized that one of the Ministry’s primary goals is to forge partnerships with both local and foreign investors to introduce new industries.
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly previewed the new government program, Monday before the Parliament during a plenary session, at the Council’s headquarters in the Administrative Capital.
The law was drafted by the government and approved in principle on Sunday.
Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Kamaly made the statement Wednesday at the plenary session of the House of Representatives.
Minister of Justice Omar Marwan has mourned the death of former Egyptian people’s assembly speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour.
A few days ago, Yahya Zakaria, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company for EgyptAir, informed Al Sharq that the company has entered into a contract to sell 12 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. According to Zakaria, the decision to sell these aircraft was made due to their unsuitability for climatic conditions. He further clarified that the proceeds from the deal would be utilized to repay the loan taken out for the purchase of the aircraft.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi took the constitutional oath before the parliament in its first session held in its new headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.
The House of Representatives approved, during its general session on Tuesday, three bills allowing the petroleum minister to strike contracts for oil exploration in the Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Suez and Western Desert.
The agency will be committed to preserving and developing the funds to make the best use of them, as well as disposing the funds in cases where this is legally permissible.
The draft law provides tax and non-tax incentives, in light of Egypt’s direction towards optimizing the production, use and export of clean green energy and establishing projects for the production of green hydrogen and its derivatives like green ammonia and green fuel.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli is attending a plenary session on Tuesday at the House of Representatives to answer briefing requests on the measures taken to inhibit the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza Strip.
This call to action came during an emergency session of Egypt's Parliament, held on Thursday and presided over by Counselor Ahmed Saad.
Representative Alaa Essam, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives, said that the session convened to give President Abdel Fattah El Sisi the authorization to take what is appropriate regarding protecting Egyptian national security and supporting the Palestinian cause.
He added that claims that the resistance was responsible for the hospital's bombing are false, as the strength of the attack and the flames it produced prove that it was the occupation forces that carried out the airstrike.
In a report by the House of Representatives Planning and Budget Committee on the draft bill released last month, this would ease the tax burden on low-income citizens and is in line with the state's commitment to promoting social justice
In June 2023, the third legislative session of the House of Representatives wrapped up after nine months of passing important laws and amendments.
One of the proposals is keeping the current system.
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