Ahmed Hafez
Ahmed Hafez is an Egyptian economist, specializing in stock exchange and money market
Learn MoreCrisis of Egypt’s Cement Sector
August 06, 2019 19:02 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Hafez Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/crisis-of-egypts-cement-sector/ Egypt ranks 14 on the list of the cement producing countries with a production volume of about 60 million tons per year. In early 2016, the government put to bid, through the Industrial Development Authority (IDA), 14 cement licenses which were won...
Learn MoreSisi’s Vanity Projects
2019CarnegieCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptMaged MandourMilitary AffairsPaper
August 06, 2019 18:42 pm
Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79625 Since coming to power, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has undertaken various mega infrastructure projects with dubious economic benefits. Despite a worsening debt crisis, these projects remain a government priority. The debt crisis has grown with the percentage of the total debt of the GDP...
Learn MoreEgypt: Poverty levels rise amid stringent austerity measures
2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptHuman RightsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
August 06, 2019 18:36 pm
Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-us-turkey-dispute-over-syria-comes-head While it has generally been accepted that Egypt’s economic reform program has been very successful on a macro level, if tough on many of its citizens, a new report has just confirmed it. Read more at original link
Learn MoreNoor Sullivan
Noor Sullivan is an Egyptian-American indigenous theorist and anthropologist.
Learn MoreWhen Israel Hails Sisi!
August 05, 2019 18:47 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Adnan Abu Amer Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/when-israel-hails-sisi/ It was remarkable that the Egyptian ambassador in Israel, Khaled Azmi, celebrated Egypt’s national day at his home in Tel Aviv amid substantial Israeli and foreign presence, exceeding 150 guests from various political and media orientations. Israeli political and...
Learn MoreIsraeli Assessment of Egypt’s Foreign Policy
August 01, 2019 17:37 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Adnan Abu Amer Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/israeli-assessment-of-egypts-foreign-policy/ At the height of polarization in the Middle East region, attention is drawn to the existing Egyptian foreign policy and its complicated alliances, both with the Gulf states and Israel, in order to ensure the regime’s stability amid domestic...
Learn MoreEgypt: Mass hunger strike at al-Aqrab prison over denial of family visits and dire conditions
Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/07/egypt-mass-hunger-strike-at-al-aqrab-prison-over-denial-of-family-visits-and-dire-conditions/ The Egyptian authorities must immediately end cruel and inhumane detention conditions and allow regular family visits at al-Aqrab maximum security prison in Tora...
Learn MoreSinai between ‘Deal of the Century’ and MBS plans
2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsHaitham GhoniemPaper
July 31, 2019 18:08 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-between-deal-of-the-century-and-mbs-plans/ None of the military personnel that participated in repelling the tripartite aggression on Egypt in 1956 or the Six Day War (1967), known as the Naksa (setback) or even the October 1973 War – none of them has ever imagined that in April 2016...
Learn MoreSources: Officials delayed survey results showing Egyptians face highest poverty rate since 2000
Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/07/30/feature/economy/sources-officials-delayed-survey-results-showing-egyptians-face-highest-poverty-rate-since-2000/ The results of the biannual government survey of household income in Egypt announced yesterday show a 4.7% increase in poverty from the previous study, putting 32.5% of Egyptians below the...
Learn MorePresident Morsi & Doctrine of the Egyptian Army
2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
July 30, 2019 17:36 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/president-morsi-doctrine-of-the-egyptian-army/ From the early moments of his access to power as President of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, it was clear that Dr. Mohamed Morsi adopted a military approach that relied on the Egyptian military doctrine instilled...
Learn MoreTIMEP Brief: Church Construction Law
2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
July 29, 2019 17:12 pm
Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-church-construction-law/ The Church Construction Law creates a formal process for Christian denominations to submit a request for the “building, expanding, enhancement, reinforcement, destruction, or external detailing of a church, church annex, services building...
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