foreign funding
Prosecution starts investigating foreign funding of civil society organizations
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Prosecution starts investigating foreign funding of civil society organizations
The State Security Prosecution on Sunday started investigating numerous complaints filed with the attorney general accusing a number of civil…
Egypt asks banks to unveil foreign donations to local charities
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Egypt asks banks to unveil foreign donations to local charities
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has ordered banks to provide the Ministry of Solidarity and Social Justice with information…
Political groups condemn military’s accusations against April 6 Youth Movement
Egypt
July 24, 2011
Political groups condemn military’s accusations against April 6 Youth Movement
Political groups on Sunday continued to condemn statements made by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) accusing the…
Foreign funding of Egyptian rights groups causes stir in political discourse
Egypt
July 22, 2011
Foreign funding of Egyptian rights groups causes stir in political discourse
In a climate where suspicion of foreign motives are exacerbated, a remark by the US Ambassador-Designate to Egypt Anne Patterson…
Heliopolis protest supports the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Egypt
July 16, 2011
Heliopolis protest supports the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
The Youth for Stability Movement and the 19 March Coalition, two ad hoc youth groups, organized a protest on 15 July…
Egypt govt to form fact-finding committee over NGO funding
Egypt
July 12, 2011
Egypt govt to form fact-finding committee over NGO funding
The government has charged Justice Minister Mohamed al-Guindi with the formation of a fact-finding committee to examine the direct foreign…
Egypt warns of foreign meddling as US pushes on with democracy programs
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Egypt warns of foreign meddling as US pushes on with democracy programs
As Egypt prepares for its first free and fair parliamentary elections in recent memory this September, the US government and…
Brookings: NGO funding shortfalls to blame for lack of democratization
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Brookings: NGO funding shortfalls to blame for lack of democratization
Egyptian political groups and movements--including the Kefaya, 6 April, National Association for Change and Muslim Brotherhood opposition movements--have not received…
Wafd chief denies foreign funding claims
Egypt
May 12, 2010
Wafd chief denies foreign funding claims
On his first campaign tour in advance of upcoming Shura Council elections, Mahmoud Abaza, president of the liberal opposition Wafd…