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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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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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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 path forward from the pandemic’s economic fallout

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptHealthMiddle East InstituteMohammed SolimanPaper
June 23, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mohammed Soliman Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypts-path-forward-pandemics-economic-fallout Today marks almost three months of a global shutdown to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces a double whammy from the resulting economic fallout and the sharp decline...

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Water Conflict Between Egypt and Ethiopia: A Defining Moment for Both Countries

2020Arab Center Washington DCCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsKhalil Al AnaniPaper
June 16, 2020 13:49 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/water-conflict-between-egypt-and-ethiopia-a-defining-moment-for-both-countries/ On June 9, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan resumed talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which have been stalled since February. The new round of talks, held virtually due to COVID-19...

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The Egypt-Sudan Border: A Story of Unfulfilled Promise

2020CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperSherif Mohy El Deen
June 11, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link:  https://carnegie-mec.org/2020/06/11/egypt-sudan-border-story-of-unfulfilled-promise-pub-81995 Along the Egypt-Sudan border, tensions have been rising for several decades despite limited efforts at cooperation. Both countries need to reexamine their border policies to prevent further escalation. Read more at original link

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Two Paths to Dominance: Military Businesses in Turkey and Egypt

2020CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptİsmet AkçaMilitary AffairsPaperShana MarshallZeinab Abul-Magd
June 03, 2020 14:28 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Zeinab Abul-Magd, Ismet Akca and Shana Marshall Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2020/06/03/two-paths-to-dominance-military-businesses-in-turkey-and-egypt-pub-81869 Egyptian and Turkish military businesses have used their institutional privileges to dominate their respective economies, but they have key differences. Turkey’s military businesses are centrally...

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Daily commuters in Egypt during the Covid-19 pandemic

2020Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDina Abdel-FattahEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHealthPaper
May 27, 2020 13:50 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Dina Abdel-Fattah Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2020/05/20/daily-commuters-egypt-covid-19-pandemic/ In an attempt to control the spread of Covid-19, Egypt’s government has implemented social distancing measures that have a particularly direct impact on daily commuters and other mobile workers. This column examines both the health risks...

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Egypt: the pandemic undermines internal stability and regional ambitions

2020Alessia MelcangiCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptGiuseppe DenticeHealthHuman RightsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMediaPaper
May 25, 2020 14:06 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice and Alessia Melcangi Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/egitto-la-pandemia-mina-stabilita-interna-e-ambizioni-regionali-26249 Like other countries in the region, Egypt is also committed to coping with the sudden and rampant pandemic spread of Covid-19, a health emergency that has...

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Likely Economic Features of the Post- COVID Era

2020EconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHealthMohamed Ahmed AbbasPaper
May 22, 2020 14:03 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Ahmed Abbas Original Link:  https://en.eipss-eg.org/likely-economic-features-of-the-post-covid-era/ This paper seeks to foresee some features of economy in the aftermath of the coronavirus, in light of expectations that the crisis may push the world to reconsider basic economic rules that prevailed throughout the last period. Read more...

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Limits of Saudi, UAE Support to Egypt after Coronavirus

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMamdouh AlmuneirPaper
May 19, 2020 14:00 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mamdouh Almuneir Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/limits-of-saudi-uae-support-to-egypt-after-coronavirus/ The impact of Covid-19 pandemic is still unfolding worldwide, affecting most of world economies and reflecting on all walks of life, particularly the political and social ones. Within the political framework, it is significant to...

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