Article: Egypt approves establishment of new political party

Egypt approves establishment of new political party

CAIRO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The establishment of a new political party named as the Democratic Front was approved Thursday by the Egyptian Shura Council (the upper house of the Egyptian parliament) , the Egyptian MENA news agency reported.

The approval of the party's establishment was made at the meeting of the Shura Council's Political Party Affairs Committee held Thursday under Speaker Safwat el-Sherif, it becomes Egypt's 24th political party, the report said.

The request of creating the party was presented by Usama ...

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