Working Paper- Are We Sure About the Effects of the Egyptian Uprisings? A SURE Approach
Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Amr Hosny Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/are-we-sure-about-the-effects-of-the-egyptian-uprisings-a-sure-approach/ Abstract: Four years after the historic uprising of the Egyptians in January 2011, we aim to understand whether the Egyptian revolution has had a different impact on different sectoral investments in the economy. Using data...
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December 30, 2015 05:56 am
Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Moshe Efrat Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/iqtisadi-hosni-mubarak%E2%80%99s-economic-and-social-policies-perspective Four years after the revolution in Egypt it is clear that toppling Hosni Mubarak was not the real challenge, improving the nation’s ailing economy was the real test. One of the main...
Learn MoreIqtisadi: The Good News from Egypt – and the Bad
2015Democracy and PoliticsEconomyPaperPaul RivlinThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
December 30, 2015 05:55 am
Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Paul Rivlin Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/iqtisadi-good-news-egypt-%E2%80%93-and-bad At the beginning of August 2015, President ʿAbd al-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the expansion of the Suez Canal project. It added 35 kilometers (km) of new channels to the existing canal, forming a parallel side channel...
Learn MoreNorth Sinai Population Continues to Sacrifice for Egypt
December 30, 2015 03:37 am
Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Zack Gold Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/north-sinai-population-continues-to-sacrifice-for-egypt/ On April 25, 2015, Egypt celebrated Sinai Liberation Day: the thirty-third anniversary of the return of most of the peninsula back to Egyptian sovereignty, following the signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in...
Learn MoreThe Reconfiguration of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
2015EgyptErez StriemIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Institute For National Security Studies
December 22, 2015 03:35 am
Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Erez Striem Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/the-reconfiguration-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-in-egypt/ The violent conflict between the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian state institutions escalated after Mohamed Morsi and his government were overthrown in July 2013. The crackdown on the movement since then has...
Learn MoreThe Return of Egypt’s Military Interest Groups
Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/62337 On November 29, 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi amended the powers of the Armed Forces Land Projects Agency, which was set up by presidential decree in 1981 to manage the sale of real estate no longer in use by the armed forces. The latest amendment
Learn MoreSexuality Education: Egypt’s Missed Opportunity
2015Culture, Education and DevelopmentDalia Abd El-HameedPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
December 18, 2015 05:53 am
Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Dalia Abd El-Hameed Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/sexuality-education-egypts-missed-opportunity/ After more than three decades of national family planning programs, an almost 30-year-old national AIDS program, and two decades of combating female circumcision, a quick look at Egypt’s latest statistics might give you...
Learn MoreThe United States Should Prevent an Egyptian Shift to Russia
December 18, 2015 03:39 am
Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Oleg Svet, Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/united-states-should-prevent-egyptian-shift-russia Roughly five decades since the Soviet foray into the Middle East vis-à-vis the Czech arms deal with Egypt in September 1955, Russia is reasserting its influence in Egypt. The deal marked the beginning of a brief period that saw Moscow...
Learn MoreStruggles for Egypt’s Tourism Sector
Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mustansir Barma Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/62307 The October 31 downing of Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 over Sinai claimed all 224 lives on board, dealing another blow to Egyptian officials who have been trying to convince the world that Egypt is safe and open for both business and tourism. Most of the victims
Learn MoreEgypt Now Looks a Lot Like It Did in 2010, Just Before 2011 Unrest
Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nik Nevin, Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/12/16/egypt-now-looks-lot-like-it-did-in-2010-just-before-2011-unrest-pub-62297 Egypt of December 2015 is looking a lot like Egypt of late 2010 and the final months of Hosni Mubarak‘s three-decade rule. The country’s longtime military president had little political sophistication...
Learn MoreTorture to Death in Egypt’s Police Stations
2015Amr IsmaeilHuman RightsNancy OkailPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
December 10, 2015 05:54 am
Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nancy Okail, Amr Ismaeil Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/torture-to-death-in-egypts-police-stations/ Talaat Shabib and Afify Hassan Afify are two Egyptian men who come from very different backgrounds and locations. Shabib was a papyrus salesman from Luxor in Upper Egypt, and Afify was a middle-class pharmacist from...
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