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Egypt's parliament convenes in defiance of court ruling disbanding it

CAIRO - Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament has convened in defiance of a ruling by the country's highest court dissolving the legislature.

Speaker Saad El-Katatni told members gathered for today's session that the legislature has met to find ways to implement the ruling rather than debate it out of respect for the principle of "the supremacy of the law and separation of authorities."

The legislators then approved by a show of hand el-Katatni's proposal that the house seek legal advice from a high appeals court on how to implement the supreme court's ruling.

He then adjourned the session, which lasted about five minutes.

He said he would advise legislators in due course of the date of the next session.

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