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Learn MoreSource: The Century Foundation Author(s): Michael Wahid Hanna Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/commentary/world-respond-egypts-authoritarian-resurgence/ Despite the Sisi regime’s heavy-handed culling of the electoral field for Egypt’s upcoming presidential election, international reaction to the country’s stifling political environment and escalating repression has been and will...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute Author(S): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/raising-the-stakes-implications-of-a-second-sisi-term/ Summary: Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections offer little illusion of any outcome than incumbent Abdel-Fattah el Sisi’s certain reelection to a second term; any expectation for free and fair elections was lost after four years of unprecedented...
Learn MoreSource: Arab Center Washington Institute Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-presidential-elections-and-the-challenges-ahead/ The presidential election in Egypt will take place March 26-28, and it is widely understood that the serving president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, will be the winner. In the midst of an ongoing crackdown on opposition and an...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75840 On February 19, the private Egyptian firm Dolphinus Holdings announced a deal to import $15 billion worth of natural gas from Israel over a period of ten years. This firm is one of the first to take advantage of a new natural gas law passed in August 2017 that ended the
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nora Aboushady and Chahir Zaki Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/politics-affect-exports-in-egypt/ Snapshot: Investment-related regulations are a major determinant of the firm’s decision to expand its activities and enter the exports market. Despite recent reforms of investment related laws and regulations, exports continue to drop...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-cement-crisis-and-military-dominance/ The cement industry in Egypt seems to have been experiencing difficult times that are expected to continue for at least several years to come, as a result of the current situation in the cement market, represented in low demand, which leads to...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute Author(s): Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/in-the-era-of-fake-news-egypt-monitors-and-silences/ Summary: Mai El-Sadany explores the Egyptian state’s crackdown on alternative voices. She reviews regulations and legislations enacted to combat the spread of “fake news”. She also discusses the public prosecution’s and the government’s roles in...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/an-economic-reading-of-sinai-development/ – Sinai Development Projects: An Economic Reading Although Egyptians have dreamed of the development of Sinai Peninsula for decades, however the province suffered from deliberate negligence in terms of both wealth and human beings. The Sinai...
Learn MoreSource: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Marina Ottaway Original Link: http://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/elections-egypt-what-purpose-do-they-serve-19864 The outcome of Egyptian presidential elections scheduled for March 26 is a foregone conclusion – incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will win and serve his second term unchallenged. The only...
Learn MoreSource: 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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