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Egypt | With the blatant rigging of the upcoming 2018 presidential elections underway, Rights groups propose ten guarantees for free and fair elections

2017 Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper Unknown

December 20, 2017 03:46 am

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Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=20618&lang=en The undersigned organizations condemn the repressive and unjust actions taken against all individuals who have announced their intention to run in the presidential elections scheduled to begin in February 2018, and propose ten guarantees to ensure free and fair elections...

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The Rawda Mosque massacre In the absence of witnesses

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

December 19, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoneim Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/rawda-mosque-massacre/ Introduction On Friday, November 24, 2017, the village of Al-Rawda, east of Bir al-Abed town, 40 kilometers from Al-Arish in Egypt’s North Sinai Governorate, witnessed an extremely horrible massacre, where about 312 worshipers were killed during Friday prayers, in the...

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Actually, Egypt Is a Terrible Ally

2017 Andrew Miller Carnegie Egypt Foreign Relations Military Affairs Paper Richard Sokolsky

December 18, 2017 03:41 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Richard Sokolsky, Andrew Miller Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/12/18/actually-egypt-is-terrible-ally-pub-75050 When Vice President Mike Pence visits Egypt on Wednesday, he will follow in the footsteps of countless American officials who have stopped in Cairo to laud the “strategic partnership” between the United States and Egypt. This has...

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Egyptian allegations against Turkey

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Paper Unknown

December 14, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-allegations-turkey/ Egyptian allegations against Turkey On November 22, 2017, Egypt’s Prosecutor General Counsellor Nabil Ahmed Sadiq ordered that 29 Egyptians be held in custody for 15 days pending investigation by the Supreme State Security Prosecution on charges of espionage in favor of...

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Seven Years On: Why Egypt Failed to Become a Democracy

2017 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper

December 12, 2017 03:46 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/12/12/seven-years-on-why-egypt-failed-to-become-democracy-pub-75037 Next January, it will be seven years since the popular uprising that ended the rule of former president Hosni Mubarak, unleashing an unprecedented wave of political turmoil in Egypt’s recent history. And as the country...

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Egypt Charts Its Own Course, Regardless of Patronage

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy E. Kaldas

December 12, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-charts-its-own-course-regardless-of-patronage/ As the Middle East seems ever more embroiled in the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and as world powers continue to jockey for influence, Egypt has often been portrayed in various analyses as beholden to its...

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What’s Human is Right

2017 Carnegie Human Rights Michele Dunne Paper

December 08, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/74941 Some Egyptian visitors to Washington asked me recently what could be done to avoid persistent “miscommunication” between Egyptians and Americans about human rights. I replied that this was not a question of miscommunication, but rather of a genuine and longstanding difference. Americans and...

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Information on Ghalyoun Pond project: Egyptian military and domination of the country’s wealth

2017 Ahmed Zikrallah Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

December 07, 2017 20:06 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author (s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/information-ghalyoun-pond-project/ Egyptian military and domination of the country’s wealth – Ghalyoun Pond project for Aquaculture: Preliminary information: Berkat Ghalyoun (Ghalyoun Pond) is a sandy area on Egypt’s International Coastal Road, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It lies on...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Attack at Rawda Mosque

2017 Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

December 07, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-report-attack-at-rawda-mosque/ INTRODUCTION Download PDF During Friday prayers on November 24, a group of armed assailants attacked worshipers at Belal Mosque in the village of Rawda in North Sinai, killing 311 civilians, among them 27 children, and injuring 128. Egypt’s...

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Egypt: Human Rights, Seven Years After the Revolution

2017 Carnegie Egypt Human Rights Michele Dunne Paper

December 06, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/12/06/egypt-human-rights-seven-years-after-revolution-pub-74923 Co-chairmen and members of the Commission, thank you for inviting me to testify. You have heard from the other witnesses about the shocking and unprecedented human rights abuses in Egypt since the 2013 military coup. I will offer...

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Challenges Ahead for Egypt’s Economy

2017 Brendan Meighan Carnegie Economy Paper

December 05, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Brendan Meighan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/74920 In the year following the implementation of an economic reform package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Egypt’s economy has witnessed the rapid unwinding of financial tensions that had been building up for more than a generation. Shortages of staple goods had been building up...

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Working Paper- Egypt’s Government Spending Multiplier: Its Size and Determinants

2017 Economic Research Forum Economy Paper Sara B. Alnashar

December 01, 2017 05:55 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Sara B. Alnashar Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/egypts-government-spending-multiplier-its-size-and-determinants/ Abstract: Fiscal policy has a potentially significant role in generating real income and stimulating aggregate demand. But under what circumstances does it actually succeed in boosting economic activity? This research paper...

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