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Egypt’s Military Limitations: Cairo’s Options to Defend Eastern Libya

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgypt Defense ReviewForeign Policy Research InstituteForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
July 13, 2020 14:20 pm
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Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute Author(s): Egypt Defense Review Original Link:  In late June, with the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) reversing several years’ worth of gains made by the Khalifa Hafta-led Libyan National Army (LNA) in a matter of weeks, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi issued a fiery warning during an inspection of his

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Where are Sisi’s promises, 7 years after the coup?

2020Asmaa ShukrCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsPaper
July 13, 2020 14:03 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/where-are-sisis-promises-7-years-after-the-coup/ Seven years ago, when he was only defense minister, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came out to announce the Egyptian people the oust of the first democratically elected civilian president in Egypt’s history. This was in the evening of Wednesday, 3...

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Nile Basin’s GERD dispute creates risks for Egypt, Sudan, and beyond

2020Amal KandeelAtlantic CouncilCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaper
July 10, 2020 14:32 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Amal Kandeel Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/nile-basins-gerd-dispute-creates-risks-for-egypt-sudan-and-beyond/ Competition for the Nile Basin’s freshwater has been growing markedly for three decades. In 2011, it intensified after Ethiopia started building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—a mega-dam reportedly...

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Egyptian Doctors in the State’s Eyes: Rhetoric Versus Reality

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHuman RightsPaperShohdi MouradThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
July 09, 2020 14:22 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Shohdi Mourad Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egyptian-doctors-in-the-states-eyes-rhetoric-versus-reality/ One week before the Egyptian government eased restrictions that had been put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly blamed the absence of “a...

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Understanding Egypt’s Strategy in Libya

2020Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsKhalil Al AnaniMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
July 08, 2020 14:15 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link:  On June 20, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi threatened direct military intervention in Libya if the forces of the United Nations-supported Government of National Accord (GNA), led by Fayez al-Sarraj, advanced toward the city of Sirte and the military base of al-Jufra. In fact, GNA forces reached the outskirts...

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Egypt and Ethiopia: The Curse of the Nile

2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsMarina OttawayPaperWilson Centre
July 07, 2020 14:13 pm
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Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Marina Ottaway Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/egypt-and-ethiopia-curse-nile A slow-motion crisis has been developing in the Nile Valley since the Ethiopian government announced the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile ten years ago. Even earlier, the possibility that Ethiopia would build a dam on the...

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De-escalating the GERD dispute between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsGuled AhmedMiddle East InstitutePaper
July 06, 2020 14:07 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Guled Ahmed Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-un-security-council-must-act-now-save-northwest-syria Since Ethiopia boycotted the last Washington round meeting on Feb. 28, 2020 over a disagreement on the operation and filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), there has been a continuous escalation of tensions...

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Egyptian Role in Libya: Determinants and Tracks

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaper
July 05, 2020 14:34 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Policy Analysis Unit Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-role-in-libya-determinants-and-tracks/ The first half of 2020 witnessed a major shift in the nature of military battles between the forces of the legitimate Government of National Accord (GNA) and the militias of Khalifa Haftar in the western region, especially with regard to...

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What Egypt is Losing by Silencing Journalists During the Pandemic

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHealthHuman RightsMahmoud FaroukMediaPaperPomed
June 29, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Mahmoud Farouk Original Link: https://pomed.org/what-egypt-is-losing-by-silencing-journalists-during-the-pandemic/ As the coronavirus continues to spread in Egypt, the regime is stepping up efforts not to combat the pandemic, but to silence the country’s few remaining independent media voices. In recent weeks, security forces have...

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Egypt’s sizeable informal economy complicates its pandemic response

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHealthMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
June 23, 2020 14:10 pm
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Source:  Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link:  https://www.mei.edu/blog/egypts-sizeable-informal-economy-complicates-its-pandemic-response Trying to gauge the effects of the pandemic on Egypt’s economy is like watching a pipe slowly drip water on the ceiling. You have no way of knowing how bad it’s going to be, but you can tell it’s bad news and getting worse by the day. Read

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Egypt’s Copts and Politics: Determinants and Developments

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsMamdouh AlmuneirMinoritiesPaper
June 23, 2020 14:07 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mamdouh Almuneir Original Link:  https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-copts-and-politics-determinants-and-developments/ Although Egypt’s Copts are considered an important component of the Egyptian society, however, many problems have often surfaced regarding the status of the Copts within the State and even within the Egyptian society itself. These...

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