Egypt panel backs ending parliament's upper house
The spokesman for the panel rewriting Egypt's constitution says the group has recommended abolishing the upper house of the country's parliament.
Spokesman Mohammed Salmawy said Friday that the 50-member panel voted for an amendment eliminating the Shura Council. The council took on a lawmaking role during the tenure of President Mohammed Morsi. Later, the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled the body unconstitutional just before the popularly backed July 3 military coup that toppled Morsi's government. (AP)
