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Budget debate<\/strong>: The House of Representatives\u2019 Planning and Budget Committee is expected to begin discussing the FY2017-18 state budget<\/a> mid-week. The House Economics Committee is also expected to wrap up voting on the <\/strong>Investment Act<\/strong><\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis is set to arrive in Cairo on Friday, 28 April<\/strong> for a two-day visit. Francis will meet with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, and will visit Al Azhar to participate in a conference. The full program of the Pope\u2019s visit is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The battle over who gets to pick the heads of the judicial committees may reach its <\/strong>climax this Wednesday<\/strong>. That\u2019s when the House of Representatives is expected to put amendments to the judicial codes up for a vote. This comes despite a the Council of State rejecting the legislation<\/a> over the weekend for a second time. MPs from the pro-government Support Egypt coalition, the largest in Parliament, tell Al Shorouk<\/a> that it was more than likely that the law will pass. Other MPs are calling for hearings with members of the judiciary to help temper a political beef which has been growing for the past month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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