House elects committee chairs, Pro-Sisi coalition dominates: The House of Representatives has elected chairs of the 25 committees that were formed following approval of its bylaws. The Economic Affairs Committee will be headed by Ali Al Moselhy, former Minister of Social Solidarity and one-time head of Egypt Post. Mohamed El Sewedy will head the Industry Committee, while Talaat El Sewedy will chair the Energy and Environment Committee. Hussein Eissa will head the Planning and Budget Committee, and Bahaa Abu Shaqqa was elected chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee. Al Masry Al Youm has the full list. Speaker of the House Ali Abdel Aal has set out the agenda for the committees including: ratifying a number of agreements with international finance institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, and the Kuwait Fund; and ratifying the Local Administration Act and the National Elections Authority Act. Ahram Online’s Gamal Essam El Din has a solid committee-by-committee summary in English.