Egypt's parliament, judiciary face off against each other - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Sayed Elhadidi

Sayed Elhadidi

Jan 11, 2017

An Egyptian policeman stands guard outside the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo on February 25, 2015 during a court session to determine if the House of Representatives parliamentary election law is constitutional. Egypt's Constitutional Court said it will rule on March 1 whether the country's election law is constitutional, a verdict that could alter the schedule of the upcoming parliamentary polls. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) — A policeman stands guard outside the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Feb. 25, 2015. — KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

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A view of the High Court of Justice in Cairo, Egypt, January 21, 2016. Egypt's highest appeals court adjourned the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak until April on charges over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTX23D41

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A view of the High Court of Justice in Cairo, Egypt, January 21, 2016. Egypt's highest appeals court adjourned the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak until April on charges over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTX23D41

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In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics

Journalists carry Yehia Kalash, head of the Egyptian press syndicate, during a protest against restrictions on the press and to demand the release of detained journalists, in front of the Egyptian Press Syndicate's headquarters in downtown Cairo, Egypt May 4, 2016. Picture taken May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTSSHQ9

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Mohammed Magdy

In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics

People walk at the entrance of the State Council's building, Egypt's highest administrative court in Cairo, Egypt May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTX2HD9I

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