foreign funding
Ministry sources: Illegal foreign funding of NGOs could mean imprisonment
Egypt
November 15, 2011
Ministry sources: Illegal foreign funding of NGOs could mean imprisonment
People convicted of receiving illegal foreign funds for NGOs could face up to one year in prison, informed Social Solidarity…
Government to tighten foreign funding regulations for civil society groups
Egypt
November 2, 2011
Government to tighten foreign funding regulations for civil society groups
The Ministry of Social Solidarity is finalizing amendments to Law 48/2002 on civil society organizations to regulate foreign funding, informed…
CIB: Banks have the right to question sources of donations
Egypt
November 1, 2011
CIB: Banks have the right to question sources of donations
Laws relating to the Central Bank of Egypt give financial entities working in the banking sector the right not to…
Ministry reveals ‘secret’ bank accounts of civil society groups
Egypt
October 27, 2011
Ministry reveals ‘secret’ bank accounts of civil society groups
The Cairo Court of Appeal on Thursday accepted a memo submitted by two judges on behalf of the Ministry of…
Egypt is facing financial crisis, says finance minister
Business
October 26, 2011
Egypt is facing financial crisis, says finance minister
Egypt is facing a financial crisis that only foreign funding could help alleviate in the short term, Minister of Finance…
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
Egypt
October 17, 2011
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
With elections approaching, NGOs say they are experiencing the same harassment and pressure that they did under former President Hosni…
Authorities to investigate funding of unregistered NGOs
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Authorities to investigate funding of unregistered NGOs
The Egyptian government has filed a report on illegal foreign funding for civilian organizations, Minister of Planning and International Organization,…
Experts call on government to allow foreign funding of NGOs
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Experts call on government to allow foreign funding of NGOs
Participants at a symposium held by the Center for International Cooperation Projects on Wednesday called on the Egyptian government to…
Monday’s papers: A foreign hand is haunting Egypt
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Monday’s papers: A foreign hand is haunting Egypt
The Israeli government must be exhilarated that it is no longer being held responsible for the chaotic events taking place…
US defends aid as Egypt probes NGO foreign funding
Egypt
August 13, 2011
US defends aid as Egypt probes NGO foreign funding
The US embassy in Cairo issued a strongly-worded defence of its aid to Egypt as prosecutors probed foreign funding…