Ali Abdel Aal

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2014 Constitution • 12 min read

Sisi seems to reverse position on local council elections, speaker blames ‘deep state’ for delay of bill in Parliament

The delay may point to a power struggle between security and intelligence agencies, sources say.

22 January 2020

Sisi and parliament • 10 min read

A presidential directive to freeze Parliament

New parliamentary formation to be engineered by the National Security Agency

1 October 2019

Ali Abdel Aal • 7 min read

‘The hall is not with you’: Speaker Abdel Aal battles internal opposition on multiple fronts

Amina Hussein and Rana Mamdouh | Egypt’s domineering speaker of parliament is facing stiff internal opposition on multiple fronts

11 July 2019

Ali Abdel Aal • 9 min read

‘External pressure’ on Parliament prevents removal of convicted MPs, blocks implementation of corruption verdicts

Sources state that external pressure is the cause of the many delays to revoke MPs memberships

12 March 2019

Nationalism • 11 min read

LE7 million price tag for Egyptian citizenship

Mostafa Mohie and Rania al-Abd | What are the requirements and criteria for Egyptian citizenship and how do they compare globally?

25 July 2018

media legislation • 15 min read

Regulators without regulations

Rana Mamdouh | Despite the formation of three new media regulatory bodies, their roles remain legally unregulated

3 May 2018

2015 Parliament • 6 min read

What has happened to the NGO law?

Rana Mamdouh | The deadline has elapsed for the president to respond to Parliament's NGO law, and there are suspicions

8 January 2017

Ali Abdel Aal • 4 min read

Questions loom over committee tasked with reviewing government program

Beesan Kassab | A 50-member committee formed by Parliamentary Speaker Ali Abdel Aal to review the government program

28 March 2016

2015 Parliament • 5 min read

The little bureaucracies behind lawmaking

Dalia Rabie | Although Ali Abdel Aal was arguably the expected winner of the post of parliamentary speaker, his election

12 January 2016

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Egypt-Israel relations • 4 min read

Parliament speaker warns against MP attendance to Israel’s national day celebrations

8 May 2018

freedom of the press • 5 min read

Parliament refers critical journalist Ibrahim Eissa to prosecution, speaker comes under fire for comments

1 March 2017

NGO law • 3 min read

Minister: Parliament has not sent NGO law to presidency for approval

20 January 2017

Nubian rights • 8 min read

Nubians pessimistic following meeting with government officials

1 December 2016

Parliament sessions • 3 min read

MP resigns amid parliamentary spat over foreign trip

21 August 2016

Ali Abdel Aal • 3 min read

Parliamentary speaker warns MPs to stay mum on monetary policies

23 May 2016

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