NGO funding case

Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo
Egypt

Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo

An Egyptian-American activist who was among the 43 NGO workers charged with receiving illegal foreign funding was detained upon arrival…
Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown
Egypt

Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown

Only 60 local NGOs have applied to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 23 and 24 May, according to Egypt's…
Egypt NGO law could undermine freedoms: UN rights chief
Egypt

Egypt NGO law could undermine freedoms: UN rights chief

An Egyptian bill that would tighten control over non-governmental organizations could deal a serious blow to human rights and freedoms…
Interpol rejects Egypt request to arrest NGO staffers, saying case is political
Egypt

Interpol rejects Egypt request to arrest NGO staffers, saying case is political

Egypt's ruling military council has received another international setback after Interpol rejected its request to put a dozen American pro-democracy…
Abdel Moez Ibrahim, a controversial judge with plenty of power
Egypt

Abdel Moez Ibrahim, a controversial judge with plenty of power

In his position as head of the Cairo Appeals Court, Abdel Moez Ibrahim has found himself at the center of…
NGOs reject draft law to nationalize civil society
Egypt

NGOs reject draft law to nationalize civil society

A joint statement by 25 rights groups reiterated on Wednesday their rejection of a new draft law prepared by the…
Official: Civil society organziations received govt-approved foreign funds in 2011
Egypt

Official: Civil society organziations received govt-approved foreign funds in 2011

About 170 Egyptian civil society organizations received grants from abroad amounting to more than LE596 million during 2011, with the…
US congressional delegation to visit Cairo on Thursday
Egypt

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…
Minister says NGO funding case made her stronger
Egypt

Minister says NGO funding case made her stronger

Planning and International Cooperation Minister Fayza Abouelnaga on Sunday said she had no connection to the NGO funding case as…
Appeals court defends decision to lift travel ban on foreign defendants
Egypt

Appeals court defends decision to lift travel ban on foreign defendants

The Cairo Court of Appeals on Tuesday defended its decision to lift a travel ban on foreign defendants in the…
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