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Nineteen US citizens sent to trial over ‘illegal’ NGO funding
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Nineteen US citizens sent to trial over ‘illegal’ NGO funding
Judiciary sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that 19 US citizens are among the 43 persons who were referred to Cairo…
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
Egypt
February 5, 2012
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
US-Egypt relations have soured following the latter’s recent blows to its most important benefactor. For the first time, US aid…
Forty-three suspects in NGO funding case referred to criminal court
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Forty-three suspects in NGO funding case referred to criminal court
Forty-three suspects in the NGO funding case have been transferred to the Cairo Criminal Court, Reuters reported on Sunday. Egypt’s…
NDI Egypt director says the organization will continue work
Egypt
February 4, 2012
NDI Egypt director says the organization will continue work
When public prosecutors and gun-wielding Central Security Forces stormed the Cairo office of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in late…
US lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid
Egypt
February 4, 2012
US lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid
A leading US senator warned Egypt's military-led government on Friday that "the days of blank checks are over" as an…
With NGO workers’ travel ban, US-Egypt relations tense
Egypt
February 1, 2012
With NGO workers’ travel ban, US-Egypt relations tense
A travel ban enforced on American employees of two US NGOs has proved to be a litmus test for the…
US sees steps forward despite Egypt NGO crackdown
Egypt
February 1, 2012
US sees steps forward despite Egypt NGO crackdown
The US on Tuesday said the political process in Egypt is moving forward despite concerns about the travel ban on some…
Washington lobbyists terminate contract with Egypt government
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Washington lobbyists terminate contract with Egypt government
Three lobbyists representing the Egyptian government in the US have terminated their US$90,000 per month contract in light of tension…
Defense ministry delegation in New York to discuss military cooperation
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Defense ministry delegation in New York to discuss military cooperation
A delegation from Egypt's Ministry of Defense arrived in New York early Sunday to visit a number of US military…
Egypt plans to send delegation to US as NGO furor mounts
Egypt
January 28, 2012
Egypt plans to send delegation to US as NGO furor mounts
A Egyptian military team plans to visit the United States next week as Cairo's crackdown on pro-democracy organizations has called…