transparency
Center: No progress in govt information transparency
Egypt
December 9, 2015
Center: No progress in govt information transparency
The Egyptian government has made no progress in showing transparency of information in 2015, an information technology freedoms center has…
Rouhani aims to bring transparency to Iran’s legal system
Middle East
June 28, 2015
Rouhani aims to bring transparency to Iran’s legal system
Iran's judicial system must become more transparent and political crimes should be clearly defined, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday,…
Washington: Egypt’s fiscal transparency not up to par
Egypt
June 14, 2015
Washington: Egypt’s fiscal transparency not up to par
A US State Department report has said that Egypt failed to make progress in the area of fiscal transparency, which…
First Arab portal on transparency and anti-corruption launched
Egypt
February 25, 2015
First Arab portal on transparency and anti-corruption launched
One World Foundation has launched a website it says is the first in the Middle East and North Africa to…
Boycott them: Activists raise awareness about military’s economic empire
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Boycott them: Activists raise awareness about military’s economic empire
As part of a larger campaign to demand that the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces relinquish power to…
Audit and cancel Egypt’s debt
Opinion
October 28, 2011
Audit and cancel Egypt’s debt
On 31 October, a group of researchers, activists and civil society organizations will launch the Egyptian Debt Audit and Cancellation…
Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works
For the first time in its modern legal history and after various failed attempts, Egypt might see its first freedom…
Officials banned from talking to media without ministers’ permission
Egypt
June 22, 2011
Officials banned from talking to media without ministers’ permission
In a confidential letter to all ministries and government authorities, the cabinet has banned officials from talking to the media…
Finance Ministry to introduce “Citizen Budget” initiative
Business
December 18, 2010
Finance Ministry to introduce “Citizen Budget” initiative
Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros-Ghali will hold a press conference Monday to shed more light on the ministry’s new initiative,…
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
“The people choose their representatives today,” reads a front-page headline in state-run Al-Akhbar. Other state-run dailies echo a similarly positive…