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Draft laws analyzed article by article by experts, with the Legislative Quality Index
Egypt's Elderly Rights Care Law: What Does Law No. 19 of 2024 Guarantee Anyone Who Has Turned Sixty-Five?
On the International Day of Older Persons we open Law No. 19 of 2024 article by article: who counts as "elderly," who must provide care and in what order, how a pension can reach the front door for no more than one hundred Egyptian pounds, what share of care-home beds must be free, the penalty for neglecting, refusing to care for, or exploiting an older person, and where the executive regulations stand today.
October 1, 2026 · 8 min read
“Information Belongs to the People”: Article 68 and the Access-to-Information Law Egypt Has Awaited Since 2014
A clerk behind the counter says “you have no right to know”; the Constitution says the exact opposite, in so many words. Ahead of the International Day for Universal Access to Information, we read Article 68 word by word, trace the freedom-of-information drafts from 2013 to 2026, and explain what it all means for a citizen asking a government office for a document, before parliament opens its new session in October.
September 27, 2026 · 7 min read
Egypt's 2026/27 Budget Under the Citizen's Microscope: In Force Since July, With Debt Interest as Its Biggest Line
Reported as bills under debate, Egypt's 2026/27 budget has been law since July 1: EGP 8.19tn in total outlays, debt interest the largest single item, and an EGP 8,000 minimum wage — decoded for households, with a legislative-quality audit.
August 18, 2026 · 8 min read
Egypt's Rent Law, Old and New: The Story of Two Markets Under One Roof
Millions of Egyptian homes sit under decades-old leases at token rents while neighbours pay market rates. How did the gap between the old and new rent laws arise, what did the Constitutional Court rule, and what does the new transition law change? A balanced explainer of both sides.
August 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Your Rights as a Consumer: Returns, Warranties and Honest Advertising in Egyptian Law
Egypt's Consumer Protection Law No. 181 of 2018 grants shoppers broad rights: a fourteen-day return window, real warranty obligations, and protection from misleading advertising. A plain-language guide to rights many Egyptians never knew they had.
August 18, 2026 · 5 min read
From Draft to Official Gazette: How a Law Is Made in Egypt
Every law that touches a citizen's life began as a draft on paper. Step by step, we trace the road legislation travels in Egypt — from the right to propose, through parliament's committees and the Senate's opinion, to ratification and publication in the Official Gazette.
August 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law: What Law 151 of 2020 Means for You
Since 2020, Egypt has had its first comprehensive data protection law. Here is what Law 151 promises every citizen, what it demands of companies — and what still separates the text from full enforcement.
August 18, 2026 · 7 min read
The Legislative Quality Index: How We Score Every Draft Law Out of 100
Five published criteria weigh drafting quality, constitutional consistency, alignment with national strategy, social impact, and feasibility — inside the first Arab index of its kind.
August 16, 2026 · 6 min read