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Parliament in haste to approve cybercrime bill: Ambiguous provisions, loose definitions, legalized web censorship

2018 Egypt Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper Rana Mamdouh Rania al-Abd Security 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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Hidden aspects in stealing Egypt’s monuments

2018 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Hussein Duqeil Paper

March 12, 2018 19:39 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/hidden-aspects-in-stealing-egypts-monuments/ Introduction An important issue has preoccupied Egyptian public opinion recently: namely the smuggling of ancient Egyptian monuments outside the country. In fact, when the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum displayed Egyptian artifacts during its opening in...

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Egypt and Sudan: Diplomatic pacification, unresolved affairs

2018 Asmahan Soliman Egypt Foreign Relations Hossam Bahgat Madamasr Paper

March 08, 2018 17:06 pm

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Source: MadaMasr Author (s): Asmahan Soliman and Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/03/08/feature/politics/egypt-and-sudan-diplomatic-pacification-unresolved-affairs/ Summary: This paper examines recent developments in the relations between Egypt and Sudan. Asmahan Soliman and Hossam Bahgat note that a multiplicity of factors affect bilateral relations between both...

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Five Limits to Women’s Freedom in the Arab World

2018 Egypt Friedrich Naumann Foundation Hend Shaheen Paper Women Affairs

March 08, 2018 14:28 pm

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Source: Friedrich Naumann Foundation Author(s): Hend Shaheen Original Link: https://mena.fnst.org/content/five-limits-womens-freedom-arab-world The status of women’s freedom across the Arab region has always undergone heaps of critiques. Nevertheless, ratios and forms of gender-inequality vary from country to country according to social and cultural customs as well as legal provisions. While...

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The Prevalence of Torture in Egypt

2018 Carnegie Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Khaled Hassan Paper

March 06, 2018 18:06 pm

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Khaled Hassan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75714 Summary: This article explores the subject of torture and human rights abuses conducted by, and within, the Egyptian regime. Khaled Hassan documents cases of such violations and highlights the tensions between the judiciary and the regime regarding the matter. Hassan states that courts...

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Israel-Egypt gas deal: politics, or business as usual?

2018 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Rauf Mammadov

March 05, 2018 16:54 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Rauf Mammadov Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/israeli-egyptian-gas-deal-politics-or-business-usual On Feb. 19, a consortium of oil companies led by the U.S.’s Noble Oil and Israel’s Delek signed a contract to supply the Egyptian energy company Dolphinus with up to 32 billion cubic meters of Israeli gas over ten years. The deal jolted...

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Deal of the Century: Dimensions and Paths

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mohamed Abu Saada Paper

March 02, 2018 16:06 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/deal-of-the-century-dimensions-and-paths/ Introduction There has been a lot of talk recently about ‘something’ that is being prepared in the corridors of US policy in coordination with regional countries known as the “Deal of the Century”, which apparently aims to terminate the...

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Egypt’s long-term stability and the role of the European Union

2018 Adel Abdel Ghafar Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Brookings Institution

March 01, 2018 15:01 pm

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/01/egypts-long-term-stability-and-the-role-of-the-european-union/ Summary: This paper examines key factors threatening Egypt’s long term stability. It explores the issues of demographics, unemployment, climate change, economic reform, and insurgency in Sinai...

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Companions to the Israeli gas deal: Noble and Delek in talks to acquire East Mediterranean Gas pipeline

2018 Asmahan Soliman Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper

February 28, 2018 20:44 pm

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Source: MadaMasr Author(s): Asmahan Soliman Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/02/28/feature/politics/companions-to-the-israeli-gas-deal-noble-and-delek-in-talks-to-acquire-east-mediterranean-gas-pipeline/ Sources close to the gas deal signed between Dolphinus Holdings, which is partly owned by Egyptian businessman Alaa Arafa, and Delek and Noble Energy, the lead partners managing...

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TIMEP Brief: Right to Due Process in Egypt

2018 Egypt Human Rights Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

February 27, 2018 20:42 pm

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Source: Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/timep-brief-right-to-due-process-in-egypt/ Mass trials, politicized death sentences, civilian trials in military courts, prolonged pretrial detention, and forced disappearances are all common violations of due process that occur in Egypt. It is estimated that three to four people...

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Elections in Egypt: Another setback for democracy

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt François LaRochelle Open Canada Paper

February 26, 2018 20:39 pm

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Source: OpenCanada Author(s): François LaRochelle Original Link: https://www.opencanada.org/features/elections-egypt-another-setback-democracy/ Next month, between March 26 and 28, Egyptians vote for a new president. The results, however, are already known. The only real candidate, incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, will succeed himself. The head of a small party, Mousa Moustapha Mousa, is also...

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New Groups Will Lose Out in Egypt’s Market of Violence

2018 Chatham House Egypt Georges Fahmi Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 23, 2018 20:28 pm

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Georges Fahmi Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/new-groups-will-lose-out-egypts-market-violence The UK and US authorities have recently listed two Egyptian groups, Hassm and Lewaa al-Thawra, as terrorist organizations. Hassm, an abbreviation for ‘The Arms of Egypt Movement’ (established in July 2016), and Lewaa al-Thawra, which...

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