Council of State completes review of amendments to Nationality Act

The Council of State’s legislative division has completed its review of proposed amendments to the Nationality Act and will send the legislation back to Cabinet for approval, Al Shorouk reports. The amendments would strip citizenship from those found guilty of belonging to or affiliated with a terrorist organization or any other group whose aim is to damage the state, a Council judge says. The amendments would increase the statute of limitations for these offenses to 10 years, from five years previously.