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The Luck Of The Pharaohs

2021Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHoover InstitutionPaperSamuel Tadros
December 07, 2021 15:19 pm
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Source: Hoover Institution Author(s): Samuel Tadros Original Link: https://www.hoover.org/research/luck-pharaohs In his seminal essay, The Sorrows of Egypt, the late Fouad Ajami, noted, in his masterful prose, the numerous sorrows of modern Egypt, from the steady decline of its public life, its dependence on foreign handouts, to the deep sense of disappointment that engulfs the country as it...

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A legal review of Sisi’s decision to abolish emergency law

2021Ali ShaikhounDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
December 06, 2021 15:41 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ali Shaikhoun Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/a-legal-review-of-sisis-decision-to-abolish-emergency-law/ The Egyptian media have cheered Sisi’s decision to abolish the Emergency Law No. 162 of 1958 and its amendments; and many of those who voluntarily listen to the propaganda of Egyptian pro-regime media have rejoiced...

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Agreements and Tensions in US-Egyptian Relations

2021Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsPaperSahar Khamis
December 02, 2021 15:42 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Sahar Khamis Original Link: https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/agreements-and-tensions-in-us-egyptian-relations/ The US-Egypt strategic dialogue was held in Washington, DC in early November between Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his American counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Initially launched under President Bill...

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France’s complicity of war crimes in Egypt – “Silence is no longer an option”

2021Albane de RochebruneDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaper
December 01, 2021 15:35 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Albane de Rochebrune Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/frances-complicity-of-war-crimes-in-egypt-silence-is-no-longer-an-option/ Disclose, a French investigative journalism NGO, has uncovered crucial evidence exposing how France has fully collaborated with Sisi’s regime in terms of military and political support to the point of active...

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Egypt’s farmers hit hard by the impact of climate change

2021Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
November 29, 2021 16:16 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-iran-nuclear-talks-resume-two-sides-remain-far-apart-ever#mabrouk As signs go, the recent climate change indicators in Egypt were near biblical. Two weeks ago, the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan saw a plague of scorpions. The mountains there are home to the Arabian fat-tailed...

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Situation of the Egyptian-Syrian Relations (2012-2021)

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsHassan SaabPaper
November 26, 2021 15:37 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hassan Saab Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/situation-of-the-egyptian-syrian-relations-2012-2021/ Egypt and Syria are two major Arab and regional powers, whether with regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict, or to the inter-Arab issues and affairs. In this context, it is significant to refer to many factors such as the geopolitical location...

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Egypt: Prosecution’s expanded powers in Constitution & law

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSherif Hilali
November 24, 2021 15:30 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-prosecutions-expanded-powers-in-constitution-law/ The approach of the Egyptian Constitution of 2014 related to the rules of pretrial detention has been criticized for lack of clear guarantees in this regard, including the need to state that the pretrial detention order should be issued...

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Egypt: Escalating violations against pretrial detainees

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSherif Hilali
November 22, 2021 15:04 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-escalating-violations-against-pretrial-detainees/ In addition to the prolonged pretrial detention and the stereotypical recurrent charges, the Egyptian authorities have committed several other violations against detainees, Read more at original link

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US and Egypt: Between Regional Cooperation and Human Rights

2021Alessia MelcangiAmy HawthorneDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptFederico DonelliForeign RelationsHuman RightsOfir WinterPaper
November 15, 2021 16:28 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Alessia Melcangi, Amy Hawthorne, Ofir Winter, Federico Donelli Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/us-and-egypt-between-regional-cooperation-and-human-rights-32338 On November 8th and 9th, the US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, welcomed his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Washington for...

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Egypt Lifted its State of Emergency: What Now?

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
November 11, 2021 14:59 pm
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Source: TIMEP Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/explainers/egypt-lifted-its-state-of-emergency-what-now/ In October, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced that the country’s state of emergency would not be extended, hence lifted for the first time in more than four years, saying that the country had become an “oasis of security and stability in the...

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Washington hosts US-Egypt strategic talks

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
November 08, 2021 15:50 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-assassination-attempt-targeting-iraqi-pm-crosses-major-red-line#mabrouk It’s been six years since the last U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue. Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, arrived in Washington on Friday to meet with his counterpart, Secretary Antony Blinken, for two days...

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The GERD’s digital theater

2021Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsJoey SheaMiddle East InstitutePaper
November 08, 2021 15:44 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Joey Shea Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/gerds-digital-theater Despite great diplomatic efforts, progress on reaching a comprehensive agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has remained elusive. While these states have long resorted to legal and political means to protect their share...

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