Egypt Tells US NGO to Halt Its Activities

Egypt Tells US NGO to Halt Its Activities: "Egypt Tells US NGO to Halt Its Activities
Agence France Presse


CAIRO, 6 June 2006 — Egypt has asked an American NGO, which promotes democracy to suspend its activities in the country due to interference in Cairo’s internal affairs, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. A ministry spokesman said that Egypt has called on the International Republican Institute to halt operations in Egypt until it has received the necessary permits."