The upper house , or Shura Council , holds legislative powers . It will be dissolved after a new lower house is elected , state-run Ahram reports . Egypt 's highest court Sunday invalidated the nation 's upper house of parliament and a panel that drew up the constitution , state media reported . A number of political parties have called for the dissolution of parliament and elections to replace it with an interim government that would include members from all sides in Syria's civil war.
The upper house , or Shura Council , holds legislative powers . It will be dissolved after a new lower house is elected , state-run Ahram reports . A number of political parties have called for the dissolution of parliament and elections to replace it with an interim government that would include members from all sides in Syria's civil war.