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Alone at the Top in Egypt

2019CarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsPaperYezid Sayigh
July 29, 2019 16:34 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79562 Official Egyptian responses to civil conflict and political transitions among countries since early 2019 have shown an instinctive preference to help a military strongman to power in Libya and preserve the overriding say of the armed forces in the governing arrangements of Sudan and Algeria. However, a...

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The Christie’s Affair: The Looting and Sale of Indigenous Egyptian Artifacts

2019Amal KandeelAtlantic CouncilCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptForeign RelationsNoor SullivanPaper
July 26, 2019 18:31 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): AMAL A. KANDEEL AND NOOR SULLIVAN Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-christie-s-affair-the-looting-and-sale-of-indigenous-egyptian-artifacts This week, Egypt has commemorated the 67th anniversary of the expulsion of King Farouk, the last conduit for British control and exploitation of Egypt, and the...

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Hassan Elmasry

Civil SocietyExpertHassan ElmasryHuman Rights
July 25, 2019 17:37 pm
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Co-Chair; Partner & Lead Portfolio Manager, Independent Franchise Partners, LLP Hassan is managing partner and lead portfolio manager at Independent Franchise Partners, LLP.  He has 30 years of experience managing equity portfolios for institutional clients.  Prior to co-founding Independent Franchise Partners, LLP, Hassan was a managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management...

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False Hopes and False Starts: Egypt’s Efforts to Modernize its Military Industry

2019EgyptMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
July 25, 2019 17:21 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Egypt Defense Review Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypt-modernize-military/ In late 2018 on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt hosted its very first tri-service arms fair. The Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX), which began December 3, brought arms companies from around the world under one roof in an attempt to capitalize...

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Egypt: New NGO Law Renews Draconian Restrictions

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchJudicial AffairsPaper
July 24, 2019 18:21 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch   Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/24/egypt-new-ngo-law-renews-draconian-restrictions Egypt’s parliament approved a new law governing nongovernment organizations on July 14, 2019 that would maintain many of the existing restrictions on their work, Human Rights Watch said today. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should not...

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Why Is Egypt Attacking Human Rights Groups?

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHassan ElmasryHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
July 24, 2019 17:38 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Hassan Elmasry Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/24/why-egypt-attacking-human-rights-groups The brave people who work to protect Egyptians from abuse are under aggressive and accelerating attack. The attackers come from the government, its proxies in the media, its security forces, and even elements of the supposedly independent...

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Egypt expands support for the most vulnerable

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
July 22, 2019 17:21 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-pakistani-pm-khan-heads-white-house Egypt’s economic reforms and austerity measures have been great for the country’s macroeconomic bottom line, but they have been very hard on its poorer citizens. Slashed subsidies, rising inflation, and a higher cost of living have all...

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Development of the military situation in Sinai – June

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHaitham GhoniemMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
July 18, 2019 17:52 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link:  https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-the-military-situation-in-sinai-june/ The month of June witnessed many attacks carried out by the Islamic State’s local affiliate, Sinai Province, against the Egyptian police forces both in the center and outskirts of the city of El Arish, North Sinai. In this report, we...

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Sinai Deportees and Prospects of Protracted Conflict (1)

2019Civil SocietyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsNouran HassanPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
July 17, 2019 18:54 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nouran Hassan Original Link:  https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-deportees-and-prospects-of-protracted-conflict-1/ Forceful eviction operations have started in North Sinai since 2014 to ‘establish a buffer zone’ to embattle ISIS-affliated militants who gained hold of the northern governorate during the turbulent years between 2011-2014. A recent...

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TIMEP Brief: LGBTQ Human Rights in Egypt

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
July 17, 2019 18:42 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link:  https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-briefs/timep-brief-lgbtq-human-rights-in-egypt/ During the rule of former president Hosni Mubarak and under current President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi, the Egyptian government has appealed to its conservative base by positioning itself as a moral authority, instituting...

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New NGO law criticized as mere cosmetic change

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaperRana Mamdouh
July 17, 2019 17:28 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/07/17/feature/politics/new-ngo-law-criticized-as-mere-cosmetic-change/ Parliament overwhelmingly approved on Monday a new law governing the operations of non-governmental organizations to replace a 2017 law currently in place. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi first called for the 2017 law to be amended in...

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EGYPT: DRAFT NEW NGO LAW RETAINS REPRESSIVE ESSENCE OF OLD ONE

2019Amnesty InternationalCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
July 16, 2019 17:56 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link:  https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde12/0715/2019/en/ Despite the Egyptian government’s claims to the contrary, a draft new NGO law passed by parliament yesterday preserves the repressive essence of the law of 2017 currently in force and would help perpetuate the devastating crackdown on human rights defenders...

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