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In the Era of “Fake News,” Egypt Monitors and Silences

2018 Egypt Judicial Affairs May El-Sadany Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 16, 2018 16:57 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute Author(s): Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/in-the-era-of-fake-news-egypt-monitors-and-silences/ Summary: Mai El-Sadany explores the Egyptian state’s crackdown on alternative voices. She reviews regulations and legislations enacted to combat the spread of “fake news”. She also discusses the public prosecution’s and the government’s roles in...

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An Economic Reading of Sinai Development

2018 Ahmed Zikrallah Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper Sinai

March 15, 2018 19:44 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/an-economic-reading-of-sinai-development/ – Sinai Development Projects: An Economic Reading Although Egyptians have dreamed of the development of Sinai Peninsula for decades, however the province suffered from deliberate negligence in terms of both wealth and human beings. The Sinai...

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Elections in Egypt: What Purpose Do They Serve?

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt Italian Institute for International Political Studies Marina Ottaway Paper

March 15, 2018 16:17 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Marina Ottaway Original Link: http://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/elections-egypt-what-purpose-do-they-serve-19864 The outcome of Egyptian presidential elections scheduled for March 26 is a foregone conclusion – incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will win and serve his second term unchallenged. The only...

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Parliament in haste to approve cybercrime bill: Ambiguous provisions, loose definitions, legalized web censorship

2018 Egypt Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper Rana Mamdouh Rania al-Abd Security and Counter-Terrorism

March 14, 2018 15:36 pm

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Source: MadaMasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh, Rania al-Abd Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/03/14/feature/politics/parliament-in-haste-to-approve-cybercrime-bill-ambiguous-provisions-loose-definitions-legalized-web-censorship/ In a whirlwind Tuesday meeting attended by a bevy of state officials, 14 articles of the cybercrime prevention bill were approved by Parliament’s...

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Hidden aspects in stealing Egypt’s monuments

2018 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Hussein Duqeil Paper

March 12, 2018 19:39 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/hidden-aspects-in-stealing-egypts-monuments/ Introduction An important issue has preoccupied Egyptian public opinion recently: namely the smuggling of ancient Egyptian monuments outside the country. In fact, when the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum displayed Egyptian artifacts during its opening in...

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Egypt and Sudan: Diplomatic pacification, unresolved affairs

2018 Asmahan Soliman Egypt Foreign Relations Hossam Bahgat Madamasr Paper

March 08, 2018 17:06 pm

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Source: MadaMasr Author (s): Asmahan Soliman and Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/03/08/feature/politics/egypt-and-sudan-diplomatic-pacification-unresolved-affairs/ Summary: This paper examines recent developments in the relations between Egypt and Sudan. Asmahan Soliman and Hossam Bahgat note that a multiplicity of factors affect bilateral relations between both...

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Five Limits to Women’s Freedom in the Arab World

2018 Egypt Friedrich Naumann Foundation Hend Shaheen Paper Women Affairs

March 08, 2018 14:28 pm

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Source: Friedrich Naumann Foundation Author(s): Hend Shaheen Original Link: https://mena.fnst.org/content/five-limits-womens-freedom-arab-world The status of women’s freedom across the Arab region has always undergone heaps of critiques. Nevertheless, ratios and forms of gender-inequality vary from country to country according to social and cultural customs as well as legal provisions. While...

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The Prevalence of Torture in Egypt

2018 Carnegie Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Khaled Hassan Paper

March 06, 2018 18:06 pm

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Khaled Hassan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75714 Summary: This article explores the subject of torture and human rights abuses conducted by, and within, the Egyptian regime. Khaled Hassan documents cases of such violations and highlights the tensions between the judiciary and the regime regarding the matter. Hassan states that courts...

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Israel-Egypt gas deal: politics, or business as usual?

2018 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Rauf Mammadov

March 05, 2018 16:54 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Rauf Mammadov Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/israeli-egyptian-gas-deal-politics-or-business-usual On Feb. 19, a consortium of oil companies led by the U.S.’s Noble Oil and Israel’s Delek signed a contract to supply the Egyptian energy company Dolphinus with up to 32 billion cubic meters of Israeli gas over ten years. The deal jolted...

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Deal of the Century: Dimensions and Paths

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mohamed Abu Saada Paper

March 02, 2018 16:06 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/deal-of-the-century-dimensions-and-paths/ Introduction There has been a lot of talk recently about ‘something’ that is being prepared in the corridors of US policy in coordination with regional countries known as the “Deal of the Century”, which apparently aims to terminate the...

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Egypt’s long-term stability and the role of the European Union

2018 Adel Abdel Ghafar Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Brookings Institution

March 01, 2018 15:01 pm

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/01/egypts-long-term-stability-and-the-role-of-the-european-union/ Summary: This paper examines key factors threatening Egypt’s long term stability. It explores the issues of demographics, unemployment, climate change, economic reform, and insurgency in Sinai...

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Companions to the Israeli gas deal: Noble and Delek in talks to acquire East Mediterranean Gas pipeline

2018 Asmahan Soliman Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper

February 28, 2018 20:44 pm

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Source: MadaMasr Author(s): Asmahan Soliman Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/02/28/feature/politics/companions-to-the-israeli-gas-deal-noble-and-delek-in-talks-to-acquire-east-mediterranean-gas-pipeline/ Sources close to the gas deal signed between Dolphinus Holdings, which is partly owned by Egyptian businessman Alaa Arafa, and Delek and Noble Energy, the lead partners managing...

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