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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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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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Egypt’s sustainable development threatened by Ethiopian dam

2018 Amal Kandeel Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper

May 25, 2018 16:50 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Amal Kandeel Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypt-s-stability-threatened-ethiopian-dam-defies-international-norms It is a travesty of unspeakable proportions that in the 21st century the construction of a mega-hydropower-generation project, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—whose reservoir can store almost all the annual flow...

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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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Millions of Rural Working Women in Egypt at Risk from Climate Change

2017 Amal Kandeel Economy Egypt Middle East Institute Paper Women Affairs

October 19, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Amal Kandeel Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/millions-rural-working-women-egypt-risk-climate-change The impacts of climate change on Egypt’s agriculture are likely to be substantial, and will affect the millions of Egyptian women reliant on this economic activity for their livelihoods. The agricultural sector employs a large percentage...

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Egyptian Copts Under Attack: The Frailty of a National Unity Discourse

2017 Bård Helge Kårtveit Middle East Institute Minorities Paper

July 13, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Bård Helge Kårtveit Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/map/egyptian-copts-under-attack-frailty-national-unity-discourse On May 26, 2017, 30 Egyptian Coptic Christians were killed on a bus headed for St. Samuel’s Monastery near Minya.[1] This attack followed the Palm Sunday bombing of two Coptic Churches in Tanta and Alexandria. In less than six...

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India and Egypt: Economic Reconstruction and Stabilization

2017 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Sameena Hameed

March 23, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Sameena Hameed Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/map/india-and-egypt-economic-reconstruction-and-stabilization Though the Egyptian economy during the Mubarak regime registered one of the highest growth rates in decades in the years before the Arab uprising, the fault lines were deep.[1]Over time, rising inequality, endemic corruption and other...

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What Egypt’s Court Ruling on Protest Law Means

2016 David Risley Democracy and Politics Human Rights Judicial Affairs Middle East Institute Paper

December 14, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): David Risley Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/what-egypt-s-court-ruling-protest-law-means Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (S.C.C.) recently ruled that a central element of the country’s controversial Protest Law relating to police power to ban public demonstrations is unconstitutional. Article 73 of the constitution states in...

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I.M.F. Reforms Not Enough to Repair Egypt’s Economy

2016 Achment Gonim Democracy and Politics Economy Foreign Relations Hossam Abougabal Middle East Institute Paper

September 26, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Hossam Abougabal, Achment Gonim Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/imf-reforms-not-enough-repair-egypt-s-economy Addressing Egypt’s economic woes remains a matter of urgency for the stability of the government and the country as a whole. Egypt’s economic recovery plan, which was spearheaded by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2015...

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Resolving Egypt’s Housing Crisis Crucial to Long-Term Stability

2016 Achment Gonim Economy Hossam Abougabal Middle East Institute Paper

July 27, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Achment Gonim, Hossam Abougabal Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/resolving-egypt-s-housing-crisis-crucial-long-term-stability With a population growing at a rate of approximately 2 percent per year, Egypt is faced with an urbanization crisis, as many of its cities find themselves increasingly overcrowded. Egypt’s housing crisis affects...

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Egypt and Hamas—Cooperation in the Works?

2016 Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Omar Shaban Paper

June 16, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Omar Shaban Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypt-and-hamas-cooperation-works Egypt, which enjoys friendly relations with both the Palestinian Authority and Israel, understands that it must normalize relations with Hamas to be able to act as a mediator between the three parties. The Egyptian government, which has yet to achieve...

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Egypt’s Importance in a Time of Troubles

2016 Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Paul Salem

June 16, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Paul Salem Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypts-importance-time-troubles This article was first published by Real Clear World. Since the ISIS downing of a Russian airliner over Sinai in October 2015, there has been a bustle of activity between Washington and Cairo. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been to the Egyptian capital...

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