Egyptian Senate opens second term, elects committee leadership

Egyptian Senate, chaired by Counsellor Essam El-Din Faried, began Tuesday plenary sessions to elect the leadership of its 14 specialized committees.

• The Senate convened Tuesday in Cairo for three plenary sessions, ending with elections for each committee's chair, two deputies and secretary.
• Faried announced party parliamentary delegation heads, including Hosam El-Khouly for Mostaqbal Watan.
• Parliamentary sources said Youssef Amer remains chair of the Religious Affairs and Endowments committee.
• Party-agreed formations for all 14 committee bureaus were published ahead of the elections.
• Senate Speaker Essam Faried announced El-Saeed Ghoneim as head of Al-Mo'tamar Party's parliamentary body, who pledged a more active parliamentary presence.
• The Senate announced the final results of leadership elections for all 14 specialized committees.
• Parliamentary sources said Ahmed Shaarawy retained the Housing, Local Administration and Transport Committee chairmanship.
• Mostaqbal Watan's Mohamed Shahda was proposed to chair the Foreign, Arab and African Affairs Committee.
• Speaker Essam El-Din Faried adjourned Tuesday's plenary after approving the 14 committees' election results, scheduling the next session for Monday, October 26.
• The Senate held Tuesday's session at its new premises in the New Administrative Capital.
• Faried announced Mustafa Shawkat as head of the Homeland Protectors parliamentary bloc and Tarek El-Sayed as head of the Wafd bloc.