World Nuclear News China, Egypt agree to nuclear cooperation A memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in the construction of power reactors has been signed between China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plant Authority (NPPA). The MOU was signed during a CNNC delegation's visit to Egypt between 21 and 23 May. The signing was witnessed by Egypt's first undersecretary of the ministry of electricity and renewable energy Hassan Mahmoud Hassanein. In a statement CNNC said the signing of the MOU marks a new phase in work to develop nuclear energy in Egypt and that the company has now become "one of the official partners for Egypt's nuclear power projects". In February, Egypt and Russia signed an MOU on the construction of a nuclear power plant in the North African country. Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the Egyptian ministry of electricity and renewable energy "agreed to launch detailed discussions on the prospective project," Rosatom said in a statement. Read more: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-China-Egypt-agree-to-nuclear-cooperation-2805154.html Al Monitor Egypt's disabled seek fair representation in parliament Article 244 of Egypt's 2014 constitution grants disabled Egyptians the right to appropriate representation in the next parliament. This representation has been set by the People's Assembly Law — which was considered unconstitutional in March and is currently being amended — at eight seats, out of a total of 120 seats of the electoral list system, representing one-third of the total parliamentary seats. However, the Egyptian movement to empower people with disabilities believes that this quota is not enough. Hassan al-Sibai, the movement's coordinator, told Al-Monitor that the constitution allocated a quota for those with disabilities for one parliamentary cycle, which has led Egyptian parties and electoral coalitions to deal with this group of voters as if their election was pro forma aimed at completing the lists' numbers. Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/05/egypt-disabled-elections-parliament-representation.html#ixzz3bVZcpgpI Press TV Egyptian cmdr. jailed over torture death released An Egyptian police commander imprisoned for his role in the fatal torturing of a detainee in the port city of Alexandria in 2011 has been released on court order. The court in Alexandria overturned Mohammed Abdel Rahman al-Shimi's 15-year jail sentence on Thursday. He and four other officers had been accused of detaining the victim, identified as Sayed Bilal, on suspicion of involvement in a New Year's Eve blast at an Alexandria church that killed at least 20 people. Read more: http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/05/29/413355/Egypt-Mubarak-Morsi-Sisi-Mohammed-Abdel-Rahman-alShimi-Sayed-Bilal
