Egyptian court jails American, German in NGO caseAn Egyptian court sentenced at least 15 US citizens in absentia to five years in jail on Tuesday and jailed an American and a German for two years in a case against private foreign groups seeking to promote democ More… |
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New Bahrain plan to tackle key social issuesThe Bahrain Women's Union (BWU) has joined forces with 10 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in running a project to train, educate and empower thousands of people living in the kingdom's villages. The project, which wi More… |
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Microsoft, Oman society to host NGO workshopMicrosoft Gulf and Oman Information Technology Society (OITS) are hosting a workshop in Muscat that aims to introduce non-government organisations (NGOs) to Microsoft’s technological opportunities. The second NGO Connection More… |
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Every NGO ‘needs a business leader’The development field is not like the business field and every NGO needs to have a business leader, said Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, vice chairwoman and secretary general of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundations. She was delivering a lec More… |
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Egypt rejects licences for US groupsEgypt has rejected a request from eight US-based civil society groups for licences to operate in the country after a crackdown on their activities sparked the first diplomatic spat with Washington since the ousting of Hosni Mubarak. &n More… |
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New NGO to counteract rumours soughtBahrain should set up an independent organisation to counteract the spread of false information related to the unrest, said a prominent journalist. Local media are being urged to join forces in a bid to make their voices heard in the inter More… |
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New NGO to counteract rumours soughtBahrain should set up an independent organisation to counteract the spread of false information related to the unrest, said a prominent journalist. Local media are being urged to join forces in a bid to make their voices heard in the inter More… |
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Online registration for Bahrain NGOsBahrain’s non-governmental organisations will be able to register online, said a senior government official. Human Rights and Social Development Minister and acting Health Minister Dr Fatima Al Balooshi said the service would soon be launc More… |
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StanChart pledges $100m to combat blindnessStandard Chartered will raise $100 million by 2020 to build sustainable eye-care services across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, almost trebling its fundraising for the prevention of blindness from 2003 to date. Standard Chartered made t More… |
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36 charities' bank accounts frozen in BahrainBank accounts of 36 charities have been frozen after they were found in breach of new regulations. The Social Development Ministry took the action against those who failed to register as fully-fledged societies. However, although s More… |
