ngos
Govt source: Post-revolution aid from US was given to unregistered entities
Egypt
July 23, 2011
Govt source: Post-revolution aid from US was given to unregistered entities
The US$42 million assistance package announced by the US earlier this month went to NGOs, companies and law firms not…
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…
Egypt’s NGOs propose special body to protect constitution
Egypt
July 9, 2011
Egypt’s NGOs propose special body to protect constitution
Twenty-seven Egyptian human rights organizations proposed on Saturday the establishment of a Constitutional Council to protect Egypt’s emerging democracy amid…
US Ambassador: America didn’t play role in Egypt’s revolution
Egypt
June 27, 2011
US Ambassador: America didn’t play role in Egypt’s revolution
“I was astonished to hear the demonstrators from my office window calling for change and a better future,” said US…
Looking beyond protests, 6 April to form NGO
Egypt
April 7, 2011
Looking beyond protests, 6 April to form NGO
In front of an enthusiastic crowd of hundreds at Cairo’s Journalists' Syndicate Wednesday night, Ahmed Mahir, the founder of the…
Rights groups document more than 100 detention and torture cases
Egypt
February 10, 2011
Rights groups document more than 100 detention and torture cases
In an unprecedented move, an international watchdog accused the Egyptian army of torturing and illegally detaining dozens of journalists, activists,…
Hillary Clinton to meet with Egyptian NGOs
Egypt
January 9, 2011
Hillary Clinton to meet with Egyptian NGOs
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to meet with representatives from Egyptian civil society organizations alongside the seventh Forum…
Funds disbursed to NGOs over past 3 months, says minister
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Funds disbursed to NGOs over past 3 months, says minister
Minister of social solidarity Ali al-Meselhi said on Sunday that LE20 million was disbursed to NGOs across Egypt over the…
76 Egyptian NGOs to supervise parliamentary poll
Egypt
November 20, 2010
76 Egyptian NGOs to supervise parliamentary poll
Seventy-six Egyptian NGOs will be authorized to monitor the upcoming parliamentary poll, said Sameh al-Kashef, spokesperson for the High Elections…
Civil society deploys trainings, technology ahead of poll
Egypt
November 15, 2010
Civil society deploys trainings, technology ahead of poll
The upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 November will not undergo international monitoring after the government declared that allowing such…