{"id":564564,"date":"2021-02-14T13:49:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T13:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/14\/information-minister-osama-heikal-censured-by-house-committee\/"},"modified":"2021-02-14T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T13:49:03","slug":"information-minister-osama-heikal-censured-by-house-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/14\/information-minister-osama-heikal-censured-by-house-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Minister Osama Heikal censured by House committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-04\"><\/a> <strong>Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal has been <\/strong><strong>censured <\/strong><strong>by the <\/strong><strong>House Media, <\/strong><strong>Culture and Antiquities committee<\/strong>, which alleges the minister has delivered insufficient results after spending state funds and claims he has a conflict of interest arising from his role as chairman of Egyptian Media Production City, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2021\/2\/13\/18-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B6-%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86\/5202796\">Youm7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why are MPs unhappy? <\/strong>The committee alleges Heikal\u2019s ministry spent EGP 12 mn over the past six months without making progress on major targets such as outlining a plan to modernize the TV Building in Maspero. The committee\u2019s report on Heikal also attacked what it perceives as a lack of coordination between the state\u2019s various media regulatory bodies.The <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2fe593b4-71c9-4cc5-a539-f6f6c6d2ebd2\">committee report<\/a> also denounced Heikal\u2019s past comments on the state\u2019s media organizations, which the report says \u201cwere exploited by foreign media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next? <\/strong>A House plenary session to discuss the report has been to an unannounced future date at Heikal\u2019s request, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3b74eQW\">Youm7 adds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEANWHILE- The <\/strong><strong>House of Representatives approved in principle a number of <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e9dc1031-7379-434c-a6db-4090ef958c11\">amendments to the Senate\u2019s bylaws<\/a><\/strong>, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/2257100\">Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>. The bylaws require two-thirds of senators to be present for a plenary session to have quorum and will see the Senate hold \u201cspecial sessions\u201d at the request of the president or the prime minister to vote on issues of national interest. The changes would also eliminate the power of the prime minister to convene the Senate for a plenary meeting. The amended bylaws also include articles that exempt senators\u2019 compensation from taxes as well as requiring senators to request approval from the speaker before traveling abroad, writes <a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/403970\/Egypt\/Politics-\/Egypt-parliament-to-vote-on-the-Senates-bylaws;-di.aspx\">Ahram Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The House will reconvene tomorrow to discuss the remainder of the Senate\u2019s bylaws<\/strong>, reports <a href=\"http:\/\/gate.ahram.org.eg\/News\/2607745.aspx\">Ahram Gate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal has been censured by the House Media, Culture and Antiquities committee, which alleges the minister has delivered insufficient results after spending state funds and claims he has a conflict of interest arising from his role as chairman of Egyptian Media Production City, reports Youm7. Why are MPs unhappy? 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