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Egypt minister: No crisis with US over civil society organizations
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Egypt minister: No crisis with US over civil society organizations
There is no crisis between Egypt and the United States over the issues of human rights and civil society organizations,…
Official declines to comment on reports of canceled Egyptian-US meeting
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Official declines to comment on reports of canceled Egyptian-US meeting
Washington, DC —The military attache at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington DC has declined to comment on news reports saying…
US primary candidate likens Egypt activist trials to Iran hostage crisis
World
February 7, 2012
US primary candidate likens Egypt activist trials to Iran hostage crisis
White House hopeful Newt Gingrich likened Cairo's apparent plans to put 19 Americans on trial over charges of illegal funding…
Egyptians cancel meetings with US lawmakers after aid warnings
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Egyptians cancel meetings with US lawmakers after aid warnings
An Egyptian military delegation abruptly canceled its meetings with US lawmakers to return to Cairo on Monday after warnings from…
Egyptian NGO crackdown could impact US aid, says White House
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Egyptian NGO crackdown could impact US aid, says White House
The White House said on Monday that an Egyptian crackdown on pro-democracy non-governmental groups that has enmeshed a number of…
Defendants’ names in NGO funding case revealed as US warns Egypt
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Defendants’ names in NGO funding case revealed as US warns Egypt
Egypt on Monday released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over foreign funding of NGOs, a case that…
Nineteen US citizens sent to trial over ‘illegal’ NGO funding
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Nineteen US citizens sent to trial over ‘illegal’ NGO funding
Judiciary sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that 19 US citizens are among the 43 persons who were referred to Cairo…
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
Egypt
February 5, 2012
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
US-Egypt relations have soured following the latter’s recent blows to its most important benefactor. For the first time, US aid…
Forty-three suspects in NGO funding case referred to criminal court
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Forty-three suspects in NGO funding case referred to criminal court
Forty-three suspects in the NGO funding case have been transferred to the Cairo Criminal Court, Reuters reported on Sunday. Egypt’s…
With NGO workers’ travel ban, US-Egypt relations tense
Egypt
February 1, 2012
With NGO workers’ travel ban, US-Egypt relations tense
A travel ban enforced on American employees of two US NGOs has proved to be a litmus test for the…