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Gaza flare-up threatens Egyptian-led negotiations

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 13, 2018 16:11 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/publications/gaza-flare-threatens-egyptian-led-negotiations-weekly-briefing Almost a year of tentative truce-building by Egypt and the UN was given a sharp kick in the teeth on Sunday when an Israeli covert operation in the Gaza Strip went wrong, leading to an exchange of gunfire between Israeli...

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“Arab Shield 1”: The birth of an Arab NATO?

2018 Cinzia Bianco Egypt Foreign Relations Giorgio Cafiero Islamic Movements and Institutions Middle East Institute Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 13, 2018 16:01 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Giorgio Cafiero and Cinzia Bianco Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/publications/arab-shield-1-birth-arab-nato As naval, air, and ground units from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) conduct war games in western Egypt this month, joined by observers from Morocco and Lebanon, many speculate that this could...

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Egypt exerts heavy pressure on Hamas leaders to halt attacks, refuses to make demands of Israel

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Madamasr Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 12, 2018 16:13 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/13/feature/politics/egypt-exerts-heavy-pressure-on-hamas-leaders-to-halt-attacks-refuses-to-make-demands-of-israel/ Egypt exerted heavy pressure on Hamas over the last two days to declare a ceasefire with Israel though it refrained from making similar demands of the Israeli side, according to a high-level...

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Minya attack: Did Ashmawy coordinate Al-Qaeda and Islamic State activities in Egypt?

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Madamasr Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 06, 2018 19:15 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/06/feature/politics/minya-attack-did-ashmawy-coordinate-al-qaeda-and-islamic-state-activities-in-egypt/ While the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Friday attack on a bus caravan making its way to the St. Samuel Coptic Orthodox Monastery, information has been slow to trickle in about the details behind...

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Gaza truce negotiations resume in latest round of Cairo-mediated talks

2018 Ahmad Shehada Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper

November 05, 2018 17:54 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Ahmad Shehada Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/10/04/feature/politics/gaza-truce-negotiations-resume-in-latest-round-of-cairo-mediated-talks/ After a breakdown in mediation efforts last month, a four-day meeting between a Hamas delegation and Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) officials in Cairo concluded on Wednesday with a proposal to salvage a...

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Egypt’s Options in the Development of the Ethiopian Dam

2018 Atlantic Council Economy Foreign Relations Hafsa Halawa Paper

November 05, 2018 17:51 pm

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Hafsa Halawa Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypt-s-options-in-the-development-of-the-ethiopian-dam For decades, Egypt focused primarily on its foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, and in the process neglected its Horn of Africa policy. Meanwhile, Ethiopia began construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...

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Egypt Declares its Success in Dismantling Islamist Militancy

2018 Civil Society Egypt Military Affairs Mohammad Mahsoob Muhammad Mansour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

November 02, 2018 17:57 pm

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Source: The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Muhammad Mansour Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/egypt-declares-its-success-in-dismantling-islamist-militancy/ Eleven militants were killed by Egyptian security forces on October 24 in the latest of a series of preemptive attacks. The raid took place at a mountainous hideout located in the desert adjacent...

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Egyptian delegation to oversee Gaza-Israel de-escalation, monitor March of Return protest camps

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper

November 02, 2018 16:26 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/02/feature/politics/egyptian-delegation-to-oversee-gaza-israel-de-escalation-monitor-march-of-return-protest-camps/ An Egyptian delegation is set to head the weekly Great March of Return protests in Gaza on Friday in order to monitor the implementation of the new Egypt-brokered agreement to de-escalate...

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Critics blast amendments to Journalists Syndicate law drafted behind closed doors

2018 Egypt Judicial Affairs Madamasr Media Paper Rana Mamdouh

November 01, 2018 16:38 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/01/feature/politics/critics-blast-draft-amendments-to-journalists-syndicate-law/ Proposed amendments to the law governing Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate have come under fire for bypassing normal procedural channels and being rushed through without input from syndicate members. Critics claim the amendments...

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Egyptian Government Should Investigate Abuses, Not Attack the Messenger

2018 Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Paper

November 01, 2018 14:11 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/01/egyptian-government-should-investigate-abuses-not-attack-messenger Instead of protecting its citizens from torture and forced disappearances, the Egyptian government prefers to criticize and attack groups calling for investigations. Human Rights Watch published evidence several weeks ago which suggested...

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The stakes behind the story: How Egypt’s media covered the Khashoggi case

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Khaled Dawoud Media Middle East Institute Paper

October 26, 2018 14:26 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Khaled Dawoud Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/publications/stakes-behind-story-how-egypts-media-covered-khashoggi-case For nearly 10 days after news broke of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s “disappearance” after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, state-owned Egyptian newspapers, as well as most private ones, chose to play it safe and avoid...

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Social insurance reforms in Egypt; needed, belated, flopped

2018 Economy Egypt German Development Institute Lars Westemeier Markus Loewe Paper

October 24, 2018 14:08 pm

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Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Markus Loewe / Lars Westemeier Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/others-publications/article/social-insurance-reforms-in-egypt-needed-belated-flopped/ Most governments in the Middle East and North Africa spend considerable shares of GDP on their social insurance and transfer schemes but these perform poorly in terms of efficiency, equity...

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