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Ethiopian bid for mediation, African Union suspension trouble Egypt’s play for role in Sudan’s transition

2019EgyptForeign RelationsMadamasrMilitary AffairsPaper
June 07, 2019 17:35 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/06/07/feature/politics/ethiopian-bid-for-mediation-african-union-suspension-trouble-egypts-play-for-role-in-sudans-transition/ Officials in Cairo watching the violent dispersal of the Sudanese revolutionaries’ sit-in led by the Rapid Support Forces unfold since Monday were left “worried,” says one Egyptian...

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Christians and Other Religious Minorities in the Middle East

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptElizabeth MonierHuman RightsMinoritiesPaperThe Century Foundation
June 06, 2019 17:31 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Elizabeth Monier Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/christians-religious-minorities-middle-east-questions-elizabeth-monier/ Thanassis Cambanis: You’ve said that Christians in the Middle East represent different denominational, ethnic, and linguistic identities. Is it unproductive to talk about Middle Eastern Christians as a homogenous...

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Freedom and the Media: A Downward Spiral

2019EgyptForeign RelationsFreedom HouseHuman RightsMediaPaperSarah Repucci
June 04, 2019 16:18 pm
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Source: Freedom House Author(s): Sarah Repucci Original Link: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-media/freedom-media-2019 The fundamental right to seek and disseminate information through an independent press is under attack, and part of the assault has come from an unexpected source. Elected leaders in many democracies, who should be press freedom’s staunchest defenders, have made...

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Ashmawi May Not Be The Last Officer To Move Against The Regime

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaper
May 31, 2019 17:20 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/ashmawi-may-not-be-the-last-officer-to-move-against-the-regime/ Hisham Ali Ashmawi Mosaad, a former Egyptian special forces (Thunderbolt) officer, has become man of the hour on Egyptian, Arab and Western press and media outlets after he was arrested on Monday, 8 October 2018, by Libya’s...

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Egypt Should Adopt Active Neutrality Toward the Sudanese Revolution

2019Bilal AlmasryEgyptForeign RelationsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismWashington Institute
May 31, 2019 16:35 pm
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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Bilal Almasry Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/egypt-should-adopt-active-neutrality-toward-the-sudanese-revolution [Description] (make sure you only post 100- 200 word excerpt of paper & follow with a “read more at original link”) Read more at original link

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Netanyahu and Deal of German Submarines to Egypt

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsMohamed Abu SaadaPaper
May 30, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/netanyahu-and-deal-of-german-submarines-to-egypt/ In an article published on Israeli INN website, TZahi Levi, an Israeli writer and political researcher, wondered why Israel ignores Egypt’s quest to strengthen itself militarily, especially regarding its naval force. Citing Der Spiegel...

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TIMEP Brief: Industrial Licensing Law

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 30, 2019 15:43 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-industrial-licensing-law/ Summary: The Industrial Licensing Law mandates that the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) respond to a request by a business for licensing within 30 days of the request being filed or the request will be considered granted. Licenses...

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Europe’s Deep Reservoir of Goodwill in the Middle East: Lessons for Public Diplomacy

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsLindsay J. BensteadMiddle East InstitutePaper
May 29, 2019 16:07 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Lindsay J. Benstead Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/europes-deep-reservoir-goodwill-middle-east-lessons-public-diplomacy Political and economic transitions are seldom, if ever, compartmentalized processes, insulated from regional and global influences. On the contrary, they are often informed and shaped by exogenous forces and the...

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Egypt of al-Sisi: Militarization and Repression

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsGiuseppe DenticeHuman RightsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesJudicial AffairsPaper
May 28, 2019 17:30 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Guiseppe Dentice Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/legitto-di-al-sisi-militarizzazione-e-repressione-23190 In continuity with the trend of preventive repression re-launched with greater force in the aftermath of the presidential elections of 2018, the head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi marked a new...

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If You Are Afraid for Your Lives, Leave Sinai!

2019Civil SocietyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
May 28, 2019 17:18 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/05/28/if-you-are-afraid-your-lives-leave-sinai/egyptian-security-forces-and-isis Since 2011, the Egyptian military and police have battled ISIS-affiliated militants in North Sinai governorate. Sparsely populated, and with roughly half-a-million residents, this northern part of the Sinai...

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The new administrative capital: Outside the state budget or outside public accountability?

2019Beesam KassabCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptMadamasrPaper
May 25, 2019 16:28 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Beesan Kassab Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/05/25/feature/economy/the-new-administrative-capital-outside-the-state-budget-or-outside-public-accountability/ The government project to build a new administrative capital in the desert east of Cairo is well underway, with plans to construct ministries, residential neighborhoods, artificial lakes, conference...

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TIMEP Brief: Press Freedom in Egypt

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMediaPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 24, 2019 14:53 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-briefs/timep-brief-press-freedom-in-egypt/ Egypt today is among the world’s worst offenders against press freedom. While Egypt’s current constitution enshrines a free press, bans censorship, and ensures press independence, these rights are not protected in practice. The...

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