Egypt: Session On NGO Funding Cancelled Due to Absence of Ministers

Shura Council speaker, Ahmed Fahmy, has decided to cancel today's parliamentary session, scheduled to discuss the non-governmental organizations (NGO) funding case, due to the absence of ministers who were called in to attend.

Muslim Brotherhood Member of Parliament, Aly Fateh Al-Babab, stated that the council was careful to begin its session on time while government officials must have been present to discuss the controversial issue.

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