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Sinai Under Israeli Bombardment with Sisi’s Consent

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsHaitham GhoniemIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
June 17, 2019 17:11 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-under-israeli-bombardment-with-sisis-consent/ The Egyptian regime under Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has allowed the Israeli air force to carry out aerial survey, reconnaissance, and bombardments in the Sinai Peninsula. In August 2013, the Associated Press reported that the Israeli drones...

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TIMEP Brief: Executions and the Death Penalty

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 17, 2019 16:41 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/executions-and-the-death-penalty/ Since July 2013, Egyptian courts have increasingly carried out executions. According to reporting by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), authorities carried out 49 and 43 executions in 2017 and 2018 respectively, a...

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Egypt: Independently Investigate Morsy’s Death

2019EgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchJudicial AffairsPaper
June 17, 2019 16:37 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/06/17/egypt-independently-investigate-morsys-death Egyptian authorities should be investigated for the mistreatment of former President Mohamed Morsy, who died on June 17, 2019, after years of insufficient access to medical care, Human Rights Watch said today. The United Nations Human...

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The government wants to reduce its debt. Will its new strategy work?

2019EconomyEgyptMadamasrOsman El SharnoubiPaper
June 17, 2019 15:53 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Osman El Sharnoubi Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/06/17/feature/economy/the-government-wants-to-reduce-its-debt-will-its-new-strategy-work/ On May 5th, the Ministry of Finance released the government’s long-awaited debt management strategy. The government plan, which had originally been scheduled for release in March, comes at a crucial period in...

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Sudan’s Military: Following Egypt’s Playbook?

2019Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsGregory AftandilianHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaper
June 12, 2019 17:03 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/sudans-military-following-egypts-playbook/ The recent violent crackdown on demonstrators in Khartoum by Sudan’s military and its suspension of talks with the civilian protest leadership have many parallels with Egypt’s tumultuous summer of 2013. It is also probably not a...

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Egyptian Economy: Declining Not Recovering

2019Abdelhafez AlsawyCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaper
June 12, 2019 16:40 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-economy-declining-not-recovering/ The economic situation is undoubtedly a major factor for the stability of any society. However, the regime of General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi mainly relies on tightening its security grip which is significantly supported by the army. Also, we cannot...

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TIMEP Brief: Accountability in US Arms Transfers

2019Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 10, 2019 18:40 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/accountability-in-arms-transfers/ Every year, the United States Congress appropriates billions of dollars to support foreign security forces by supplying training and equipment in an effort to maintain foreign policy and national security objectives. However, few avenues...

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Sinai and the Deal of the Century: A Reading in the Leaks

2019Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMohamed Abu SaadaPaperSinai
June 10, 2019 17:58 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-and-the-deal-of-the-century-a-reading-in-the-leaks/ In light of the challenges facing the Middle East, and with the imminent announcement or application of the “Deal of the Century”, this report attempts to addresses a central point that may be considered an essential element of the...

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Militants scouted Batal 14 checkpoint ahead of attack | Death toll in Jourra reaches 5 | Union of Sinai Tribe announces killing Province of Sinai leader | Arish: Longer gas station hours

2019EgyptHuman RightsMadamasrMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
June 10, 2019 17:03 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/06/10/feature/politics/militants-scouted-batal-14-checkpoint-ahead-of-attack-death-toll-in-jourra-reaches-5-union-of-sinai-tribe-announces-killing-province-of-sinai-leader-arish-longer-gas-station-hours/ The attack on the Batal 14 checkpoint in the Arish village of al-Seel, which left at least 10 police personnel...

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Egypt: Amendments limit judiciary’s independence

2019EgyptJudicial AffairsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
June 10, 2019 16:45 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-regime-offensive-syrias-northwest-grinds-halt On June 9th, Egypt’s House of Representatives, or parliament, approved amendments to six laws aimed at regulating the performance of a number of judicial authorities: The Supreme Constitutional Court (law 48/1979), the State...

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Ramadan Soap Operas Contradict Sisi’s Outreach to Israel

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptForeign RelationsHaisam HassaneinMediaPaperWashington Institute
June 07, 2019 17:46 pm
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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Haisam Hassanein Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/ramadan-soap-operas-contradict-sisis-outreach-to-israel Despite Egypt’s warming relations with the Israeli government, the country’s airwaves and movie theaters are still rife with bellicose and anti-Semitic content. In the past five years, Egyptian-Israeli relations...

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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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