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    Egypt: New Regulations on Residency Application Fees for Foreigners Introduced On August 29, 2023, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued Resolution No. 3326 of 2023 introducing new regulations pertaining to residency application fees of foreigners, with the exception of refugees registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Egypt.Content of the Resolution Resolution No. 3326 of 2023 provides that foreigners applying to … Continue reading “Egypt: New Regulations on Residency Application...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-09-13
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    Egypt: New Amendments Regulating Child Custody and Alimony Proposed In July and August of 2023, members of Egypt’s House of Representatives proposed new amendments to the country’s Personal Status Law (Law No. 25 of 1929, as amended). The new amendments regulate child custody and post-divorce alimony.Child Custody One proposed amendment to the Personal Status Law that would regulate the custody rights of custodial and … Continue reading “Egypt: New Amendments Regulating Child Custody...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-08-09
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    Egypt: President Pardons Researcher after State Security Court Sentences Him to Imprisonment for Detailing Religious Discrimination On July 19, 2023, Egypt’s Presidential Pardon Committee announced that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had issued a pardon to Patrick George Zaki, an Egyptian graduate student at Italy’s University of Bologna, one day after the Mansoura Emergency State Security Court had sentenced him to imprisonment for “broadcasting false news about the internal conditions of the country … Continue reading “Egypt: President Pardons Researcher after...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-07-20
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    Egypt: New Law Restricting Ownership of Dangerous Animals, Reptiles, and Certain Types of Dogs Adopted On May 30, 2023, Egypt’s Official Gazette published Law No. 29 of 2023 on Regulating the Possession of Dangerous Animals and Dogs. The purpose of the law is to ban the ownership and possession of animals, reptiles, and certain types of dogs that are considered dangerous and threaten the public safety of Egyptian citizens. The … Continue reading “Egypt: New Law Restricting Ownership of...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-06-19
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    Egypt: House of Representatives Approves New Amendments to Citizenship Law On April 12, 2023, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved new modifications to Law No. 26 of 1975 on Citizenship. The new amendments pertain to articles 6 and 11 of the Citizenship Law.New Amendments Amendment to Article 6 Under the new amendments, article 6 of the Law on Citizenship allows foreign women who have acquired … Continue reading “Egypt: House of Representatives Approves New...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-05-07
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    Egypt: Authorities Arrest 29 for Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme On March 7, 2023, Egyptian authorities arrested 29 individuals, including 13 foreigners, for operating a fraudulent cryptocurrency online investment scheme. The Egyptian Public Prosecution’s Social Media Monitoring Unit and the Ministry of Interior’s Counter-Cyber Crime Department had detected several posts on social media accusing the founders of the “Hoggpool” platform of scamming its users.The HoggPool … Continue reading “Egypt: Authorities Arrest 29 for Fraudulent...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-03-30
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    Egypt: Female Journalists Referred to Criminal Court on Charges of Spreading False Information and Misusing Information Technology On March 1, 2023, Mada Masr News website announced that the Egyptian Public Prosecution had charged three of the outlet’s female journalists — Bissan Kassab, Rana Mamdouh, and Sarah Seif Eldin — with the crimes of spreading false information and misusing communication channels to violate the privacy of others, and using information technology to commit … Continue reading “Egypt: Female Journalists Referred to Criminal...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-03-26
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    Egypt: Constitutional Court Rejects Petition to Repeal Law Limiting Right to Challenge Validity of Public Contracts On January 14, 2023, the Egyptian Constitutional Court issued a decision rejecting a petition to repeal Presidential Decree Promulgating Law No. 32 of 2014 Regulating Some Legal Challenges to Public Contracts. (Egyptian Constitutional Court Case No. 120 of 2023 (Judicial Year 36).) The law denies a third party the right to file a lawsuit before … Continue reading “Egypt: Constitutional Court Rejects Petition to...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-02-22
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    Egypt: Amendments to Family Law Establishing New Marriage Requirements and Family Support Fund Proposed On December 24, 2022, the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, announced the establishment of a new family fund aimed at supporting certain needy, divorced women under a proposed bill to amend the Egyptian personal status law. If adopted in its current form, the proposed bill would establish new marriage requirements that couples intending to … Continue reading “Egypt: Amendments to Family Law Establishing...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-02-08
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    Egypt: Supreme Administrative Court Rejects Petition to Obligate Local Administrative Authorities to Allocate Burial Site for Baha'i Religious Minority On December 20, 2022, the Appeals Examination Circuit of Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court upheld a ruling issued by the Alexandria Administrative Court allowing the Governorate of Alexandria to deny a request submitted by the Baha’i religious community to create a new cemetery for the community.Members of the Baha’i community had requested that the Alexandria administrative … Continue reading “Egypt: Supreme Administrative Court Rejects Petition...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2023-01-24
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    Egypt: New Law Allows Egyptian Expats to Import Personal Cars with No Customs Duties On October 27, 2022, Egyptian President Abu al-Fatah al-Sisi ratified Law No. 161 of 2022 regulating the import of personal vehicles by Egyptian expats. The new law, which is the first of its kind in Egypt and will remain in effect for only four months, allows Egyptian expats to bring their personal vehicles back to … Continue reading “Egypt: New Law Allows Egyptian Expats...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-12-07
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    Libya: Immigration Authorities Detain Egyptian Minors Smuggled into the Country On September 4, 2022, the Security Directorate of Tobruk, a city on Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast, announced that it had detained 287 undocumented Egyptian migrants who had illegally crossed the Egyptian-Libyan border. The migrants, many of them children as young as 12 years old, had been locked in a warehouse in the suburbs of Tobruk … Continue reading “Libya: Immigration Authorities Detain Egyptian Minors...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-09-29
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    Egypt: Prime Minister Issues New Rules on Personal Photography in Public Places On August 8, 2022, Egyptian Prime Minster Mostafa Madbouly issued Decree No. 2720 of 2022 on Rules for Personal Photography in Public Places. The decree applies to Egyptian citizens, foreigners, and foreign residents.Content of the DecreeDecree No. 2720 of 2022, which applies throughout all of the Egyptian territories, allows a person to take personal photos … Continue reading “Egypt: Prime Minister Issues New Rules...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-09-08
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    Egypt: Parliament Reviews Draft Laws Penalizing Forced Marriage of Minors and Practice of Black Magic In July 2022, the Egyptian House of Representatives reviewed two new draft laws that would criminalize the act of forced marriage of a minor and the practice of black magic. Draft Law on Underage Marriage On July 17, 2022, the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives determined a penalty, under a draft … Continue reading “Egypt: Parliament Reviews Draft Laws...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-08-30
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    Egypt: Prime Minister Cancels COVID Restrictions on Entry of Foreigners and Egyptians into Country On June 16, 2022, Dr. Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, Egypt’s prime minister and chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Management of the Epidemic and Health Pandemic Crisis (Supreme Committee) issued Resolution No. 2 of 2022, repealing all previous restrictions imposed on the entry of Egyptians and foreigners into the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. The … Continue reading “Egypt: Prime Minister Cancels COVID Restrictions...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-07-19
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    Egypt: New Laws Regulating Marriage, Polygamy, and Divorce Proposed Between March and May 2022, members of the Egyptian Council of Representatives (parliament) proposed new draft laws protecting the rights of women by regulating marriage, polygamy, and divorce.MarriageActing to stem a rise in the divorce rate in Egypt — which reportedly reached 222,000 in 2020 — and an “abnormal” increase in family crimes and spousal … Continue reading “Egypt: New Laws Regulating Marriage, Polygamy,...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-05-23
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    Egypt: Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Criminalizing Underage Marriage On April 12, 2022, the Egyptian Cabinet approved a draft law on criminalizing underage marriages in Egypt. The draft law would punish the parents of the underage bride and groom, the officiator conducting such a marriage, and any adult over the age of 18 who marries a minor. The main objective of the draft law … Continue reading “Egypt: Cabinet Approves Draft Law on...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-05-04
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    Jordan; Saudi Arabia; Egypt: COVID Restrictions Eased during Month of Ramadan The Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt have each implemented measures to ease COVID-19 pandemic restrictions during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which started at sundown on Saturday, April 2, and ends at sundown on Sunday, May 1, with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr beginning at … Continue reading “Jordan; Saudi Arabia; Egypt: COVID Restrictions...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-04-29
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    Egypt: Ninth UN Anti-corruption Conference Held in Sharm El-Sheikh From December 13–17, 2021, Egypt hosted the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations (UN) Convention against Corruption in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh. During the conference, the participants discussed a wide range of issues, including the best methods to prevent the corruption of public officials and enhance cooperation … Continue reading “Egypt: Ninth UN Anti-corruption Conference Held...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2022-01-03
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    Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia: Governments Adopt New Precautionary Measures to Combat COVID-19's New Variant During the months of November and December 2021, the governments of Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia announced new precautionary measure to combat the spread of omicron, the new variant of the COVID-19 virus.EgyptOn November 27, 2021, the Egyptian prime minister, Mustafa Madbouly, issued a decision to ban all direct flights coming to and from seven … Continue reading “Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia: Governments Adopt...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2021-12-15
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    Egypt: President Sisi Lifts State of Emergency Four Years After Its Declaration On October 25, 2021, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi suspended the state of emergency in Egypt for the first time since he declared it four years ago.On April 10, 2017, the Egyptian Council of Ministers approved the declaration of a state of emergency by the president — the first such declaration after Sisi’s election and … Continue reading “Egypt: President Sisi Lifts State of...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2021-11-11
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    Egypt: Prime Minister Reviews Measures Adopted by Ministry of Environment to Combat "Black Clouds" Phenomenon On October 9, 2021, Egypt’s prime minister, Mostafa Madbouly, announced that he had reviewed measures adopted and enforced by the Ministry of Environment during September 2021 to combat an environmental phenomenon called “black clouds.” These black clouds develop over Cairo and the Nile Delta during this time of the year and have a negative impact … Continue reading “Egypt: Prime Minister Reviews Measures Adopted...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2021-10-24
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    Egypt: Predominant Religious Institution Dar al-Iftaa States Part-Time Marriage Contract Legally Invalid On August 22, 2021, Dar al-Iftaa al-Misriyyah, the main religious organization in charge of issuing religious decrees (fatwas) regulating the life of Egyptian Muslims, issued a statement dismissing a new type of marriage contract, called the “part-time marriage contract.” Islamic religious scholars affiliated with the organization argued that the part-time marriage contract is in violation … Continue reading “Egypt: Predominant Religious Institution Dar al-Iftaa...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2021-09-09
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    Egypt: Parliament Approves Draft Law Amending Provisions Penalizing Sexual Harassment On June 27, 2020, the Legislative and Constitutional Committee of the Egyptian Council of Representatives (parliament) approved a draft law amending provisions of Law No. 58 of 1937 on the Penal Code that sanction the crime of sexual harassment. The new amendment applies to article 306 duplicate and article 267 of the Penal Code, enhancing the … Continue reading “Egypt: Parliament Approves Draft Law...
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2021-07-19
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    Egypt: Senate Approves Draft Law to Enhance Penalties against Bullying of Persons with Disabilities (May 18, 2021) On April 4, 2020, the Egyptian Senate during a plenary session approved a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 10 of 2018 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The draft law aims at combating the act of bullying persons with disabilities. The draft law will now be reviewed by […]
    • Contributor: Sadek, George
    • Date: 2021-05-18