Egyptian judges probing alleged illegal foreign funding of non-governmental organisations accused domestic and foreign groups on Wednesday of illegally meddling in politics, further straining ties with key ally Washington.
Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the US National Democratic Institute, an NGO (non-governmental) rights group in downtown Cairo, 2011. Egyptian judges probing alleged illegal foreign funding of non-governmental organisations on Wednesday accused domestic and foreign groups, including American ones, of illegally meddling in politics.
The NGOs are operating "without licence," and their work "constitutes pure political activity and has nothing to do with civil society work," Judge Sameh Abu Zeid told a news conference.
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