Source: Atlantic Council Author (s): Menasource Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/january-25-experts-weigh-in-seven-years-later We asked several Egypt experts where they think Egypt stands seven years after the January 25, 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. A common takeaway has been that Egypt is continuing to regress to its...
Learn MoreSource: Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliott Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypts-putinesque-election With an election looming, the incumbent president arrests and disqualifies all possible opponents, one after another. Vladimir Putin? Yes, as we see in his treatment of Alexei Navalny. (The BBC tells part of that story here.) And these moves by Putin have been...
Learn MoreSource: European Parliament Think Tank Author (s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EXPO_STU%282018%29603858 Summary: Seven years after the 2011 uprising in Egypt, a combination of domestic challenges, together with instability in the Middle East and North Africa region has stalled the country’s ongoing transition. Stability...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author (s): Mostafa Gawish Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-society-2017-drug-crisis/ Introduction During a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 24, 2017, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared that human rights are not limited to the political side but they also include several other aspects. Then, he admitted that education...
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Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-sudan-ambiguous-paths/ Introduction On January 9, 2018, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. The two sides discussed the latest developments in the Nile Basin countries and the Horn of Africa region, as well as regional and international issues of...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Author (s): Yussef Auf Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75274 Since April 27, 2017 when the passage of Law 13 of 2017 introduced sweeping changes to how the heads of judicial bodies in Egypt are chosen, Some Egyptian judges have challenged what they see as an attempt to control the judiciary. The law granted the president of the republic
Learn MoreSource: Jamestown Foundation Author (s): Andrew McGregor Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/egypt-looks-security-answers-war-terrorism-moves-desert-oases/ The spread of the Islamist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula to the heavily populated Nile Delta and Nile Valley regions of Egypt has been facilitated by the importation of arms from Muammar Gaddafi’s looted Libyan armories. Prior...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/the-withdrawal-of-companies/ Overview: Observers thought that the withdrawal of investment companies from Egypt during the year 2017 was one of the consequences of floating the pound at the end of last year, which resulted in the departure of many foreign banks and companies and ceasing...
Learn MoreSource: Freedom House Author (s): N/A Original Link: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2018/egypt Overview: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who first took power in a July 2013 coup, continues to govern Egypt in an authoritarian manner, though the election of a new parliament in late 2015 ended a period of rule by executive decree. Serious political opposition is virtually...
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