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Civil society organizations denounce raids on offices
Egypt
December 30, 2011
Civil society organizations denounce raids on offices
Twenty-eight civil society organizations and NGOs accused the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) of carrying out an…
Prosecutors and security forces storm NGO offices
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Prosecutors and security forces storm NGO offices
District attorneys backed by gun-toting Central Security Forces raided the offices of several non-governmental organizations in Egypt Thursday afternoon. The…
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…
NGO demands investigation into deaths of over 100 prisoners in custody
Egypt
September 11, 2011
NGO demands investigation into deaths of over 100 prisoners in custody
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) sent out a petition on Sunday, demanding that the government form an independent…
Social initiatives: Ebda Benafsak
Life & Style
May 31, 2011
Social initiatives: Ebda Benafsak
On Saturday, a group of young students and graduates from Ebda Benafsak visited a school in one of Cairo’s slums,…
Muslim Brotherhood to decide on new legal status
Egypt
May 7, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood to decide on new legal status
The Muslim Brotherhood is currently examining its legal status to decide if it should become a civil society organization, having…
International organizations call on Washington to stop aid to Cairo
Egypt
February 9, 2011
International organizations call on Washington to stop aid to Cairo
Fifty international organizations called on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to stop sending aid to Egypt. They called it…
Dreaming of Tomorrow: Banati Foundation Photography Fundraiser
Life & Style
January 22, 2011
Dreaming of Tomorrow: Banati Foundation Photography Fundraiser
The Banati Foundation grabbed the attention of the media and public alike on 20 January with the opening of its second…
Spirit of Youth dives into Cairo’s solid waste
Environment
June 20, 2010
Spirit of Youth dives into Cairo’s solid waste
Anyone who has spent a day in Cairo knows that the city’s streets suffer from a serious trash problem. Most…
Be a smart consumer
Life & Style
March 15, 2010
Be a smart consumer
Today is International Consumers Day and Mona is out on her routine shopping rounds. She prefers to spend a little…