NGO Crisis
Shura Council discusses draft law on NGOs
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Shura Council discusses draft law on NGOs
The Shura Council met on Monday to discuss the draft law governing NGOs submitted by Prime Minister Hesham Qandil's Cabinet,…
Final draft of NGO law sent to Cabinet
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Final draft of NGO law sent to Cabinet
The Insurance and Social Affairs Ministry has finished their daft of amendments to the Civil Institutions Act and sent…
Cairo Criminal Court postpones NGO funding case to 2 October
Egypt
September 9, 2012
Cairo Criminal Court postpones NGO funding case to 2 October
The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday adjourned the sixth session in the trial of 43 foreign and Egyptian NGO workers…
Cairo Court of Appeals head referred to criminal investigation
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Cairo Court of Appeals head referred to criminal investigation
The Supreme Judicial Council has ordered Mostafa Abu Talib, the head of the Giza Criminal Court, to conduct a criminal…
US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
Egypt
March 29, 2012
US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
The US government announced last Friday that it would give the Egyptian military US$1.3 billion in aid for the 2012…
Cairo Court of Appeals head to chair meeting on no-confidence vote against him
Egypt
March 26, 2012
Cairo Court of Appeals head to chair meeting on no-confidence vote against him
Abdel Moez Ibrahim, president of the Cairo Court of Appeals, said on Monday that he would chair a general assembly…
US praises Egypt’s role in regional stability, says aid will be released
Egypt
March 17, 2012
US praises Egypt’s role in regional stability, says aid will be released
The Obama administration is preparing to approve the release of at least a portion of US$1.5 billion in aid to…
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…
SCAF to propose dismissal of two govt ministers while MB insists on withdrawal of confidence
Egypt
March 13, 2012
SCAF to propose dismissal of two govt ministers while MB insists on withdrawal of confidence
Freedom and Justice Party MPs have continued to call for the dismissal of Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri and his cabinet…