SPECIAL BRIEFING: Attacks Against Security Forces Continue in Egypt’s North Sinai

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/special-briefing-attacks-against-Security-forces-continue-in-egypts-north-sinai/ RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Wilayat Sinai, the Islamic State’s affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula, on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on a police convoy on the Qantara-Arish Road in the Taloul...

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Egypt, Russia: Defenders of Friendship

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-russia-defenders-of-friendship/ Introduction Since the military coup in Egypt on July 3, 2013, the Egyptian-Russian relations have witnessed remarkable convergence on the political, military, and economic levels. Militarily, Russia has become a significant source for arming the Egyptian...

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Extrajudicial killings have spiked in Egypt

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Sudarsan Raghavan Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/extrajudicial-killings-have-spiked-in-egypt/ Washingtonpost, Since Trump’s Mideast visit, extrajudicial killings have spiked in Egypt, By Sudarsan Raghavan, 30 August 2017. CAIRO — Two months after Sabry Mohammed Said vanished, his body turned up at the morgue. He had been shot three times...

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What Does the Future Hold for U.S.-Egyptian Relations?

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michael Young Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/73010 The presidents of Egypt and the United States are a match made in the hell of activists’ nightmares—thin-skinned, authoritarian populists who gain political traction from a “war on terrorism” that, to their followers, justifies a myriad of abuses. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, a general turned...

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“We Do Unreasonable Things Here” Torture and National Security in al-Sisi’s Egypt

Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/09/05/we-do-unreasonable-things-here/torture-and-national-security-al-sisis-egypt Summary Since July 2013, when Egypt’s military overthrew the country’s first freely elected president, torture has returned as the calling card of the security services, and the lack of punishment for its routine practice...

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Al-Sisi, Africa and Egypt’s Foreign Priorities

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Badr Shafei Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/al-sisi-africa-and-egypts-foreign-priorities/ Al-Sisi’s recent visit to four African countries, namely, Rwanda, Tanzania, Gabon and Chad, has raised questions not only about its timing and significance, but also about its desired goals, whether declared or undeclared, and to what extent the...

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Egypt’s Ban on Church Trips Sends Dangerous Message

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-ban-on-church-trips-sends-dangerous-message/ Coptic monasteries and moulids, the celebrations of saints that bring hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and visitors to holy sites across Egypt, are usually overflowing during the summer. But this year, they are almost...

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Working Paper- Firm Productivity, Technology and Export Status, What Can We Learn from Egyptian Industries?

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Arbi Chaffai, Patrick Plane Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/firm-productivity-technology-and-export-status-what-can-we-learn-from-egyptian-industries/ Abstract: We explore to what extent the export status and technological choices are related to firm Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Egyptian industrial firms are investigated...

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Egypt Softens Tone in U.S. Relations

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Dalia Rabie Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-softens-tone-in-u-s-relations/ Prior to President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s first visit to the White House in April, it was reported that his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, sought to “reboot” the countries’ bilateral relations. It wasn’t long before Egypt’s media...

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FGC REFORMATION: THE EGYPTIAN CULTURAL DILEMMA

Source: Rubin Center Research In International Affairs Author(s): Emily Little Original Link: http://www.rubincenter.org/2017/09/fgc-reformation-the-egyptian-cultural-dilemma/ Summary: Honor violence is commonplace in parts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and female genital circumcision (FGC) is often the first violence experienced by many females there. The consequences of...

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A Reading in Egypt’s Development Plan 2017/2018

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/a-reading-in-egypts-development-plan-2017-2018/ Planning is not a dream in the void. However, one of the initial steps of proper planning is to know the correct data about resources and needs. Egypt’s Ministry of Planning, as well as the National Planning Institute had been a source of...

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The Tragic Tale of Egypt’s Decline: Is It Also the Story of America’s Future?

Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/tragic-tale-egypts-decline-it-also-story-americas-future This article was originally published here on Salon.com on Sunday, August 27, 2017. Alexandria, Egypt’s second city, was once a cosmopolitan place. Nestled in the eastern Mediterranean at the corner of Africa and the Levant, it...

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