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At the top of the agenda was granting preliminary approval to amendments to the Criminal Procedures Act that are designed to expedite the prosecution of terror cases, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1116118\">Al Masry Al Youm reports<\/a>. The amendments were originally proposed back in November, according to MP Ehab Kholy, but gained new urgency following Sunday\u2019s church attacks.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-04\"><\/a> <strong>House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said MPs would discuss a law on the media by today at <\/strong><strong>the latest<\/strong>, saying the draft will serve as a prelude to debate on another piece of legislation to regulate the press, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Pages\/StoryDetails.aspx?ID=329745\">Al Mal says<\/a>. Under the state of emergency, social media platforms including Facebook and YouTube will be monitored as a matter of national security, Abdel Aal added, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/gate.ahram.org.eg\/News\/1432700.aspx\">Ahram Gate<\/a>. Abdel Aal said all European countries monitor social media, while certain countries surveil other, lesser known platforms. <strong>The speaker\u2019s promise to the House that the media will be regulated came after a demand from Free Egyptians leader Alaa Abed that the media not \u201cwork against state institutions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amendments to the protest law passed in a final plenary vote<\/strong>, and Abdel Aal referred the <strong>Tiran and Sanafir<\/strong> island agreement to the House Constitutional and Legislative Committee for review, <a href=\"http:\/\/gate.ahram.org.eg\/News\/1432629.aspx\">according to Ahram Gate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With parliament largely preoccupied with its \u201crevolution\u201d against terror, other <\/strong><strong>legislation has been put on the back burner for now.<\/strong> The House will discuss on Wednesday the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/03\/29\/finance-ministry-approves-10-social-welfare-raise-for-bureaucrats-not-under-civil-service-act\/\">10% social welfare raise<\/a> for bureaucrats who do not fall under the Civil Service Act with Finance Minister Amr El Garhy and Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alborsanews.com\/2017\/04\/10\/1008894\">Al Borsa reports<\/a>. The raise was <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/04\/09\/what-were-tracking-this-week-103\/\">originally scheduled to come up for talks yesterday<\/a>. The general assembly also signed off on a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2016\/10\/03\/international-cooperation-ministry-signs-usd-15-mn-grant-agreement-with-kuwait-fund\/\">USD 15 mn grant from the Kuwait Fund<\/a> for Arab Economic Development geared towards healthcare, municipal services, and sanitation projects, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=10042017&id=1c20ca64-65ea-418b-b944-a687a204a0ac\">according to Al Shorouk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the House of Representatives clamored yesterday to prove they\u2019re tough on terror as the House discussed legislation relevant to the state\u2019s security clampdown following Sunday\u2019s devastating attacks. 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