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Constitutional amendments submitted to Parliament could allow Sisi to stay in power until 2034

2019Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
February 03, 2019 15:06 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/02/03/feature/politics/constitutional-amendments-submitted-to-parliament-could-allow-sisi-to-stay-in-power-until-2034/ A proposal to amend a host of constitutional articles — including presidential term limits — has been submitted to Parliament, Ali Abdel Aal, the legislature’s speaker, announced on Sunday during...

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Egypt: Trends of Change in the Military

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaper
January 31, 2019 18:46 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-trends-of-change-in-the-military/ There have always been attempts within the Egyptian army for conducting change from within at times when some believe the institution deviated from its military doctrine due to policies adopted by head of the State. While some of these attempts were...

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Lost Capital: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Neoliberal Transformation

2019CarnegieCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperWael Gamal
January 31, 2019 18:31 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Wael Gamal Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2019/02/01/lost-capital-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-s-neoliberal-transformation-pub-78271 In an October 2011 interview, Hassan Malek, a leading Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood businessman, emphasized that the Islamist group was friendly to business. Its main problem with the economic policies of former president Hosni...

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TIMEP Brief: The Terrorist Funds Law

2019EgyptJudicial AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
January 31, 2019 16:27 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-the-terrorist-funds-law/ The Terrorist Funds Law lays out the legal process for the seizure of the assets of terrorist organizations and terrorists and creates a committee of a judicial nature, made up of seven judges from the courts of appeal, to undertake an...

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Midterm Assessment: Egypt

2019EgyptForeign RelationsFoundation For Defence Of DemocraciesHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJonathan SchanzerMilitary AffairsPaperSinai
January 31, 2019 16:22 pm
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Source: Foundation for Defense of Democracies Author(s): Jonathan Schanzer Original Link: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2019/01/31/midterm-assessment-egypt/ The Trump administration has adopted a policy of restoring America’s strategic partnership with Egypt after five tense years under the previous administration, which did not support the 2013 military coup that toppled the Muslim...

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Restoration, Transformation and Adaptation: Authoritarianism after 2011 in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran

2019Barcelona Centre For International AffairsCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEckart WoertzEconomyEgyptErzsébet N. RózsaHiba HassanHuman RightsJudicial AffairsLuciano ZaccaraPaperRasmus Alenius Boserup
January 30, 2019 17:35 pm
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Source: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs Author(s): Rasmus Alenius Boserup; Eckart Woertz; Hiba Hassan; Erzsébet N. Rózsa and Luciano Zaccara Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/menara_papers/working_papers/restoration_transformation_and_adaptation_authoritarianism_after_2011_in_egypt_saudi_arabia_and_iran Following the push for reform during the...

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MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: CORRUPTION CONTINUES AS INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL RIGHTS WEAKEN

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperTransparency International
January 29, 2019 15:25 pm
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Source: Transparency International Author(s): Transparency International Original Link: https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/regional-analysis-MENA The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 presents a grim reality in the Middle East and Northern Africa where, despite some incremental progress by a select few, most countries are failing in the fight against corruption. With an average score of...

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How French Weapons Enable Egypt’s Abuses

2019Bénédicte JeannerodCivil SocietyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMilitary AffairsNadim HouryPaper
January 28, 2019 19:48 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Nadim Houry and Bénédicte Jeannerod Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/28/how-french-weapons-enable-egypts-abuses On January 27, President Emmanuel Macron began his first official visit to Egypt. Relations between the two countries and presidents have never been warmer. Macron has justified France’s support for Egypt, despite the well...

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Egypt’s Sectarian Committee to Combat Sectarianism

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
January 28, 2019 15:21 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East PolicyAuthor(s): Timothy E. KaldasOriginal Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-sectarian-committee-to-combat-sectarianism/ In late December, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi announced the formation of a committee to combat sectarianism in Egypt. On its face, Sisi’s decision is welcome, especially after a series of violent...

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Verdict for Warraq residents’ lawsuit against the government set for March 26

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
January 26, 2019 15:57 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/01/26/news/u/verdict-for-warraq-residents-lawsuit-against-the-government-set-for-march-26/ The date of March 23 has seen set for the ruling in a lawsuit filed by Warraqresidents against a government decision to develop a new urban community on the disputed Cairo island. The date, set by the State...

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The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum Reinforces Current Regional Dynamics

2019Arab Center Washington DCEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsJoe MacaronPaper
January 25, 2019 17:17 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Joe Macaron Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-eastern-mediterranean-gas-forum-reinforces-current-regional-dynamics/ On January 14, the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) was inaugurated in Cairo, triggering the region’s official transition from oil dependence to the era of gas production. The ongoing...

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Institutionalizing Authoritarianism in Egypt: al-Sisi’s Struggle for Power

2019Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesJudicial AffairsLucia ArdoviniPaper
January 25, 2019 16:43 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Lucia Ardovini Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/institutionalizing-authoritarianism-egypt-al-sisis-struggle-power-22087 January 25th marks the 8th anniversary of the popular protests that brought an end to Hosni Mubarak’s authoritarian regime. At the turn of 2011, almost three decades of worsening...

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