Parliament condemns EU resolution on human rights violations: The House of Representatives issued a statement slamming a European Parliament resolution that condemned Egypt for what it called a crackdown on protesters and restrictions on rights. The resolution accused Egyptian authorities of arresting more than 4.3k people in response to last month’s protests, and called for “an end to all acts of violence and intimidation, and the immediate release of all human rights defenders.” The House called the resolution an unacceptable interference in Egypt’s internal affairs, claiming the resolution is riddled with lies based on “false news” disseminated by NGOs with hidden agendas.