Egypt's parliament to weigh deleting Article 25 of Kian University law after presidential objection

Egypt's House of Representatives will discuss Monday a committee report recommending deleting Article 25 of the Kian University law, which the president objected to.

• Egypt's House of Representatives will hold a plenary session Monday to discuss the committee report recommending deletion of Article 25 of the Kian University law.
• The committee, headed by first deputy speaker Assem El-Gazzar, unanimously approved deleting the article and renumbering the law's articles.
• Article 25 granted military-section students a monthly allowance equal to a lieutenant's salary plus annual bonuses for top performers.
• The president objected to the article citing equality between military and civilian students, and government representatives agreed to the deletion.