Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/forms-of-change-within-the-egyptian-military/ Introduction The leadership of the military institution has dominated the Egyptian political scene and large sectors of the country’s economy since the army took power after the coup d’etat of July 03, 2013. The practices of the current army...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/protectors-of-sharia-msgs-missing-scenes/ Introduction On February 11, 2018, the Islamic State’s (IS) local affiliate ‘Sinai Province’ released a 23-minute video, in which it showcased several scenes of its recent attacks against the Egyptian Army. The IS video came in coincidence with the...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Author (s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75556 On February 9, Egypt’s military spokesman Colonel Tamer al-Rifai announced the launch of the “Comprehensive Military Operation,” which aims to eliminate the country’s growing insurgency. Even though the primary focus of the operation is the Sinai Peninsula, earning it the nickname “Operation...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author (s): Salma Hussein and Abdelhamid Mekawy Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/eye-debt-ii-second-report-monitoring-economic-and-social-impact-imf-loan Summary: Under the terms of the IMF program and the first review report issued by IMF experts in September 2017, the Egyptian government was obligated to carry out 17 measures to...
Learn MoreSource: The Jamestown Foundation Author(s): Andrew McGregor Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/russia-fit-egypts-strategic-plan/ As Russian-Egyptian military and economic cooperation increases, many comparisons have been made with Egypt’s early post-independence era (1956–1971), when Cairo grew close to Moscow. Egypt’s current strategic position, however, bears closer similarities to...
Learn MoreSource: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/13/egypt-planned-presidential-vote-neither-free-nor-fair (Beirut) – The Egyptian government has trampled over even the minimum requirements for free and fair elections for the planned March 26-28, 2018 vote for president, fourteen international and regional rights organizations said today. The government...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author (s): N/A Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/%E2%80%9C-name-people%E2%80%9D-death-penalty-egypt-2017 Snapshot: Chapter I of this report documents the death penalty verdicts that were issued in 2017 and which the research team managed to gather from the court documents, whether issued by the court of first instance or by the...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Middle East Centre Author (s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/75509 So far, 2018 has brought a host of challenges for Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and it looks as though things will only get tougher for him in the coming weeks, before the presidential election in March. Sisi’s first challenge is to be revalidated to begin
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Adeel Malik and Ferdinand Eibl Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2018/02/06/politics-trade-protection-evidence-mubaraks-egypt/ Snapshot: Trade liberalisation in many developing countries has been pursued selectively, with a general reduction in tariffs counterbalanced by growing reliance on non-tariff measures. This column reports research...
Learn MoreSource: Washington Institute Author(s): Haisam Hassanein Original Link: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/president-trump-condemn-this-sham-egyptian-election Four years after a bloody coup ended Egypt’s difficult transition to democracy, the most populous country in the Arab world is heading toward its fourth presidential vote. The Trump administration should call...
Learn MoreSource: Atlantic Council Author(s): Yussef Auf Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-state-of-emergency-in-egypt-an-exception-or-rule The presidential decree issued on October 10, 2017 re-declaring state of emergency for three months, raised widespread debate. This decree was the third of its kind in 2017. Egypt has a long history of exceptional laws (the emergency...
Learn MoreSource: The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies Author(s): Diaa Noureldin Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=634&Type=10 Summary: This paper estimates Egypt’s equilibrium real exchange rate and exchange rate misalignment based on economic fundamentals over the period 2001Q3-2017Q3. Focusing on the more recent period, we find that the Egyptian pound was undervalued...
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