NGO trials
Minister: Govt tried to stop US aid in 2007
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Minister: Govt tried to stop US aid in 2007
Members of the Arab Affairs and National Security Committee of the Shura Council called for doing away with US aid…
Court of Appeals head to face withdrawal of confidence over NGO case
Egypt
March 15, 2012
Court of Appeals head to face withdrawal of confidence over NGO case
Judges from the Cairo Court of Appeals on Thursday succeeded to collect enough signatures to hold an emergency general assembly…
Pelosi: US-Egypt relations strong despite NGO spat
Egypt
March 15, 2012
Pelosi: US-Egypt relations strong despite NGO spat
US House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says US-Egypt ties remain strong after a spat over democracy groups led…
US congressional delegation to visit Cairo on Thursday
Egypt
March 14, 2012
US congressional delegation to visit Cairo on Thursday
Former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is arriving in Cairo on Thursday, heading a delegation of…
US judge arrives in Cairo
Egypt
March 12, 2012
US judge arrives in Cairo
A US Judge arrived in Cairo on Monday for discussions about how to improve judicial cooperation between the two countries,…
Parliament speaker cancels session in protest at government’s absence
Egypt
March 11, 2012
Parliament speaker cancels session in protest at government’s absence
Parliament Speaker Saad al-Katatny cancelled a session scheduled to discuss the NGO illegal funding issue on Sunday evening to protest…
Supreme Judicial Council to investigate NGO case developments
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Supreme Judicial Council to investigate NGO case developments
The Supreme Judicial Council decided on Tuesday to look into the NGO foreign funding case and the judicial developments that have taken…
Ganzouri: NGO foreign funding case is responsibility of judiciary
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Ganzouri: NGO foreign funding case is responsibility of judiciary
The NGO foreign funding case “is the responsibility of the judiciary and no executive official has the right to interfere…
SCAF denies intervening to cancel NGO workers’ travel ban
Egypt
March 5, 2012
SCAF denies intervening to cancel NGO workers’ travel ban
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Monday defended itself against accusations that it had pressured an Egyptian…
NGOs illegally received LE3 billion, says source
Egypt
March 5, 2012
NGOs illegally received LE3 billion, says source
Civil society organizations in Egypt received LE600 million last year in legal funding and LE3 billion in illegal funding, said…