Source: 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...
Learn MoreSource: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=20743&lang=en At least 19 civilians were executed within the span of a week, pursuant to sentences given by military courts that do not meet the minimum requirements for fair trials; an increasing number of militant attacks on civilians and military personnel were also recorded
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author (s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-2017-foreign-political-crisis/ This report deals with the most important foreign affairs conflicts of the Egyptian regime during 2017, looking at each conflict from two views. The first is a discussion of the most important stages that the foreign affairs conflicts passed through from...
Learn MoreSource: Chatham House Author(s): Dr Shereen El Feki Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/twt/mena-men-under-pressure In the heady days of 2011, Tahrir Square was a showcase for the best and the worst of Egyptian manhood. I saw protesters fighting and falling for the dreams of ‘freedom’, ‘justice’ and ‘dignity’ writ large in the graffiti that wallpapered their downtown...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/needed-adjustments-unlikely-in-u-s-aid-to-egypt/ On December 21, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through January 19, 2018, avoiding a partial government shutdown set to begin at midnight the next day. As high-level budget negotiations on Capitol...
Learn MoreSource: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/democracy-not-cure-terrorism This article was originally published here in the Atlantic on Thursday, December 21, 2017. A few weeks ago, terrorists laid siege to a mosque in the small town of Bir al-Abd that lies just off the east-west road spanning the northern Sinai Peninsula. They killed...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/12/21/feature/politics/looking-into-the-latest-acquisition-of-egyptian-media-companies-by-general-intelligence/ Eagle Capital, a company unknown to the public, recently acquired businessman Ahmed Abu Hashima’s stake in Egyptians’ Media Holding, which owns several media companies in Egypt, according to a...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Karim El Taki Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75093 On November 15, Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) presented a list of 50 ulema exclusively appointed to issue fatwas on television. Though the SCMR has since said it could expand the list in the future, this move by the independent albeit pro-regime body is unprecedented...
Learn MoreSource: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=20618&lang=en The undersigned organizations condemn the repressive and unjust actions taken against all individuals who have announced their intention to run in the presidential elections scheduled to begin in February 2018, and propose ten guarantees to ensure free and fair elections...
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