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Egypt: Little Truth in Al-Sisi’s ‘60 Minutes’ Responses

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Media Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

January 07, 2019 17:57 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/07/egypt-little-truth-al-sisis-60-minutes-responses President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt made several wrong claims in his appearance on January 6, 2019 on the “60 Minutes” TV show in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Among his statements was that the Egyptian government holds no...

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Eastern Mediterranean Gas: Taking an Unpaved Road

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Judicial Affairs Khaled Fouad Paper

January 07, 2019 15:13 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/eastern-mediterranean-gas-taking-an-unpaved-road/ This study aims at making a comprehensive assessment of the Israeli-Egyptian gas deal and addressing its political, strategic, and economic dimensions within the framework of the regional and international interactions in the Eastern...

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For the Egyptian government, it’s time to deliver

2019 Democracy and Politics Egypt Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

January 07, 2019 15:11 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/2019-middle-east-preview-key-trends-events-and-policies-watch If 2018 was a year in which the Egyptian government asked its citizens (and the international community) to bear with it while it enacted rigid austerity measures to mend an ailing economy and tightened civic freedoms to...

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“First of all, I am an Egyptian citizen, and afterwards a Christian”: The Coptic Church in Egypt between religion and politics, as reflected on social media

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Judicial Affairs Media Michael Barak Minorities Paper The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

January 06, 2019 16:48 pm

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/first-all-i-am-egyptian-citizen-and-afterwards-christian-coptic-church-egypt-between The increasingly close relationship between the Egyptian Coptic Church and the Egyptian regime, since 2013 headed by Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, has long been greeted with mixed...

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Sources: Presidency gives Egyptian media orders not to cover CBS interview with Sisi

2019 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Media Paper

January 06, 2019 15:15 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/01/06/feature/politics/sources-presidency-gives-egyptian-media-explicit-orders-to-refrain-from-covering-cbs-interview-with-sisi/ Two separate media sources within the intelligence-controlled Egyptian Media Group (EMG) say that they have received explicit orders from the presidency’s media office to refrain from...

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The Sinai Security Scene in November

2018 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

December 26, 2018 16:12 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-sinai-security-scene-in-november/ Operation Sinai 2018 has continued in North Sinai, increasing the suffering of citizens with respect to the high rates of unemployment and poverty, which is not in favor of the Egyptian regime as it creates the appropriate circumstances for likely...

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Operation Sinai 2018: Practices and Implications

2018 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

December 25, 2018 16:17 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/operation-sinai-2018-practices-and-implications/ “… and use all brute force, all brute force.” – With these words Sisi concluded his orders to the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian army on November 29, 2017 for restoring security in the Sinai. On commemoration of the birth of Prophet...

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‘So much damage has been done’: Court acquits 43 defendants of all charges in NGO foreign funding case

2018 Civil Society Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper

December 20, 2018 20:02 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/12/20/feature/politics/so-much-damage-has-been-done-court-acquits-43-defendants-of-all-charges-in-ngo-foreign-funding-case/ A Cairo court acquitted on Thursday 43 defendants tried as part of the NGO foreign funding case, overturning a June 2013 sentence convicting them of operating unlicensed NGOs and receiving foreign...

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Egypt Acquits Foreign NGO Workers. What Does This Mean For U.S.-Egypt Relations?

2018 Carnegie Civil Society Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Judicial Affairs Michele Dunne Paper

December 20, 2018 19:55 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/12/20/egypt-acquits-foreign-ngo-workers.-what-does-this-mean-for-u.s.-egypt-relations-pub-78018 A source of long-standing tension between Egypt and the United States came to a close with the December 20 acquittal of more than forty Egyptians, Americans, and others convicted in 2013 of carrying out...

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TIMEP Brief: Cybercrime Law

2018 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 19, 2018 15:58 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/cybercrime-law-brief/ The Cybercrime Law went into effect after it was ratified by President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi and published in the Official Gazette edition dated August 14, 2018. Previously, the cabinet had approved the draft law and referred it to the House of...

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Mixed news for Egypt in 2018

2018 Civil Society Economy Egypt Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

December 17, 2018 15:42 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/2018-year-review-conflicts-khashoggi-and-maximum-pressure Despite consistent attempts by analysts to describe Egypt in dichotomous terms, either singing praises or levelling accusations, the country refuses to play along with simplistic assessments. The year has been a mixed ripple of...

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Right to Housing in Egypt

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Minorities Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 17, 2018 15:33 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-right-to-housing-in-egypt/ The right to housing in Egypt has been marred by issues of access to adequate housing, with at least , as well as forced eviction, at the hands of both the government and other citizens. Reports of inadequate access to services in areas...

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