Just a reminder | Parliament news bulletin.. the East Mediterranean Gas Forum has set a strategy for cooperation among its states.. and an MP announces when child marriage will be debated
As part of the services offered by the “Sada El-Balad” website, and keen to keep its readers informed of everything new under the dome of parliament, we bring you the top 10 news items of Friday 26 July.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives returns to Cairo after an African tour
Dr Ali Abdel Aal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and his accompanying delegation returned to Cairo after a new African tour during which he visited Kenya and Rwanda.. More details (opens in a new tab)
MP: Egypt will export electricity and petroleum products now that it has achieved self-sufficiency
MP Samir El-Batikhi, a member of the Industry Committee of the House of Representatives, praised the efforts of President El-Sisi in constantly striving for development in all fields and issuing many directives to pursue discoveries of petroleum resources, which made it possible to achieve self-sufficiency in natural gas and other products..More details (opens in a new tab)
MP reveals when the connection of natural gas to every Egyptian home will be completed
El-Sayed Hegazy, a member of the Energy and Environment Committee of the House of Representatives, commenting on the government’s performance in putting Egypt on the right track in the fields of energy, said that Egypt has achieved a 100% surplus of energy and gas.. More details (opens in a new tab)
Abdel Aal mourning the Tunisian President: he wisely led the democratic transition
The House of Representatives, headed by Dr Ali Abdel Aal, issued a statement mourning the death of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi..More details (opens in a new tab)
Head of the Rwanda Development Board to Abdel Aal: cooperation with Egypt is vital for our country.. photos
Dr Ali Abdel Aal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, met the head of the Rwanda Development Board, where he heard a brief visual presentation of Rwanda’s experience in achieving development and how it established economic progress to become the second economy on the African continent.. More details (opens in a new tab)
Head of parliament’s Energy Committee: the East Mediterranean Gas Forum has set a strategy for cooperation among its states
MP Talaat El-Sewedy, Chairman of the Energy and Environment Committee of the House of Representatives, praised the issues reviewed by the petroleum and energy ministers of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum countries at the second ministerial meeting hosted by Cairo, with the participation of a number of Mediterranean ministers, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry and representatives of the European Union, France and the World Bank. He considered this meeting a clear message to the whole world about the strategic cooperation among the East Mediterranean gas states and the world’s support for them.. More details (opens in a new tab)
Parliament’s Budget Committee: completing economic reform by converting subsidies into cash
MP Yasser Omar, Deputy Chairman of the Planning and Budget Committee of parliament, said that the International Monetary Fund’s testimony that the Egyptian economic reform programme, which began in 2014, was a national programme came from a global institution, noting that this programme resulted in higher growth rates, lower deficit rates, a lower debt ratio, an increase in foreign currency reserves and a fall of the dollar against the pound.. More details (opens in a new tab)
Up for debate.. MP announces when the issue of child marriage will be debated
MP Abdel Moneim El-Elaimy, a member of parliament’s Legislative Committee, said he had submitted a draft law regulating the work of marriage registrars in Egypt, which includes a whole chapter on the punishment of early marriage..More details (opens in a new tab)
Amna Nosseir: graduating from colleges of Islamic preaching is not enough to renew religious discourse
MP Amna Nosseir, a member of the House of Representatives, stressed the importance of the religious discourse of mosque imams being reflected in society, and of developing them so that they carry out this task in the best way, pointing out that graduating from colleges of Islamic preaching is not enough to achieve this aim..More details (opens in a new tab)
