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

2018EgyptJudicial AffairsMay El-SadanyPaperThe 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

2018Ahmed ZikrallahEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaperSinai
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?

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMarina OttawayPaper
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

2018EgyptJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaperRana MamdouhRania al-AbdSecurity 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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François LaRochelle

Democracy and PoliticsExpertFrançois LaRochelle
March 13, 2018 15:50 pm
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François LaRochelle is a former Canadian diplomat. Abroad he was posted in Cairo (twice), Damascus as well as Vienna (OSCE) and Brussels. In Ottawa he worked in various sectors in the department of Foreign Affairs including the Middle-East. He was Director for relations with the Cabinet before joining the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat of

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Diaa Noureldin

Diaa NoureldinEconomyExpert
March 13, 2018 15:48 pm
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Diaa Noureldin is assistant professor of economics at The American University in Cairo. He currently serves as advisor to the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, and a research associate and thematic co-leader at the Economic Research Forum, a regional think tank focusing on the Middle East, for the theme on macroeconomics of natural resources, structural

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Haisam Hassanein

Democracy and PoliticsExpertHaisam Hassanein
March 13, 2018 15:42 pm
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Haisam Hassanein is the 2016-2017 Glazer fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he focuses on economic relations between Israel and Arab states. He has published in several media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, the New York Daily News, and the Jerusalem Post. His current research focuses on commercial

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Harris Setzer

Civil SocietyExpertHarris SetzerJudicial Affairs
March 13, 2018 15:39 pm
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Harris Setzer, a researcher who focuses on Middle East politics, completed his PhD at Cornell in 2017 with a dissertation titled “Judicial Power in Transitional Regimes: Tunisia and Egypt since the Arab Spring.” http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/view/harris-setzer

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