NGO Law

Senate agrees to extend NGO registration deadline for another year

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 - 01:18 GMT

The Senate has agreed to extend the deadline for NGOs to register under the 2019 civil society law for another year on Sunday.

26K civil associations applied to reconcile status per Egypt’s new NGO law

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 - 02:39 GMT

A total of 26,000 civil associations have so far applied to adjust their status per Egypt’s new NGO law as the directorates of social solidarity across governorates will continue to receive submissions until January 11, 2022.

20K associations apply to reconcile status per new NGO law

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 - 12:46 GMT

A total of 20,000 associations and NGOs have applied at the Ministry of Solidarity to reconcile their status per the new NGO law, according to a Wednesday report by the ministry.

Egypt’s newly-passed NGO law comes into force

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 - 12:04 GMT

The new NGO law holds several privileges, including allowing NGOs to receive foreign funding and establish new associations through a notifications system.

Sisi agrees to form committee to amend current NGO law

Sun, 04 Nov 2018 - 10:03 GMT

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al Sisi agreed on Sunday at WYF to launch an official committee to discuss the current NGO law

NGOs law agrees with international conventions: Abdel Aal

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 - 01:15 GMT

The NGO law agrees with all international conventions Egypt has acceded, stressed Egyptian House of Representative Speaker Dr. Ali Abdel Aal.

Egypt’s NGO law compared to British and Israeli laws

Tue, 12 Sep 2017 - 08:25 GMT

Every nation does its best to preserve its national security and state order. Major countries have endeavored to take several measures to legalize and regulate NGOs.

What is controversial about Egypt’s NGO law?

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 - 06:43 GMT

What is so controversial in Egypt newly NGOs that made the US to withhold aid to Egypt and stir international condemnation.

U.S. congressional delegation to discuss Egyptian NGO law

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 - 02:51 GMT

A delegation from the US Congress will visit Egypt in July upon an invitation made by the Egyptian parliamentary delegation which visited Washington on June 10

Topics tackled by Arab columnists on Saturday

Sat, 03 Jun 2017 - 09:21 GMT

A collection of significant topics tackled by Arab writers on Saturday, covering Egyptian-Sudanese relations, Egypt’s new NGO law and Qatar’s black history.

Editorial: Unfair campaign against Egypt’s new NGO Law

Wed, 31 May 2017 - 04:00 GMT

Egypt Today responds to the "unfair campaign" by Western rights groups against a newly adopted law regulating the work of NGOs in Egypt.

Why Egypt adopted new NGO law?

Wed, 31 May 2017 - 02:06 GMT

Well-established democracies, such as the United States and the majority of European countries, have laws that govern civil society.

New NGO law regulates foreign funds not bans them: MP

Wed, 31 May 2017 - 01:33 GMT

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi approved the new NGO law.

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