Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mohamed El-Shewy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/59276 On March 1, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that Article 3 of the electoral law was unconstitutional. Two days later, the Administrative Court suspended the elections pending a change in the electoral law. This suspension plays into President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s hands, as...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/03/05/will-march-investment-conference-launch-egypt-s-economic-recovery-pub-59255 The Egyptian government has high hopes for an international investment conference planned for mid-March 2015 in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh. A great many heads of state and government are expected to take...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/03/05/mirage-of-egypt-s-regional-role-and-libyan-temptation-pub-59250 Much is being made of signs of a reinvigorated Egyptian foreign policy. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s trips to Moscow in 2014 and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s return visit to Cairo in February 2015, during which...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Yasmin El-Rifae Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/egypt%E2%80%99s-economy-hanging-balance As 2014 drew to a close, the Egyptian economy was making international headlines. The Financial Times called Egypt the world’s best destination for stock market investment.[1] Meanwhile, the Egyptian press documented a flurry of visits by delegations of...
Learn MoreSource: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/common-sense-and-courage-egypt Senator John McCain is a rare voice both of common sense and–because common sense on Egypt is so rare–of courage when it comes to U.S. relations with that key Arab country. Last week he issued this statement about human rights in Egypt… Read...
Learn MoreSource: Pomed – Project On Middle East Democracy Author(s): Todd Ruffner Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-publications/under-threat-egypts-ngo-community/ Summary: Egypt’s January 2011 Revolution brought with it a hope that the nation’s civil society would be able to work free of oppression, intimidation, and harassment for the first time in its history. A democratic transition would...
Learn MoreSource: German Institute For Security And International Affairs Author(s): Tobias von Lossow, Dr. Stephan Roll Original Link: https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/egypts-nile-water-policy/ Snapshot: Under Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Egypt has moderated its stance in the Nile water dispute with Ethiopia, the most important state upstream. In the conflict over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Johannes Makar Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/59195 On Christmas Eve Mass on January 6, 2015—when President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi became the first Egyptian president to attend a church on the Coptic holy day—the congregation erupted in applause. The Egyptian Pope Tawadros II, who took office in November 2012, expressed his steadfast...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Karim Medhat Ennarah Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/policing-football-in-times-of-exception/ On February 8, 2015, at least 19 fans died while waiting to enter the Air Defense Stadium for the match between Zamalek and ENPPI – it was the first Egyptian league game to allow spectators, albeit a small number, after...
Learn MoreSource: International Peace Institute Author(s): Andre Colling Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2015/02/sisi-Military-power-egypt/ Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has a clear political philosophy. He wants to strengthen the state and eliminate its opponents. For many Egyptians, this openly nationalistic rhetoric is welcome. Political contestation and associated civil...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Louise Sarant Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/rise-solar-energy-egypt At the Bahariya Oasis 235 miles southwest of Cairo, the mountains of the Western Desert are interrupted by vast circular patterns of greenery. On one of these large farms, in striking contrast to the ancient, wind-shaped sandstone in the background, solar panels...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Adel Ramadan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-menace-of-collective-punishment-and-lack-of-due-diligence-in-egypt/ “As long as murder is committed collectively, punishment is imposed collectively,” Judge Mohammed Nagy Shehata said in a television interview on February 2, 2015 – the day the Giza Criminal Court issued...
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