Omaima Ismail
Publications:Egypt’s cement industry disrupted by entry of military as major new market player September 18, 2019
Learn MoreAnti-Corruption Protests Roiling Egypt Add to Regional Insecurity
September 23, 2019 14:12 pm
Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: https://www.axios.com/anticorruption-protests-roil-egypt-regional-insecurity-4bef19d9-25cc-4aa8-9c77-1a21081e1f21.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twsocialshare&utm_campaign=organic https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/09/23/anti-corruption-protests-roiling-egypt-add-to-regional-insecurity-pub-79899...
Learn MoreShoot, post and share: The viral accusations against Sisi and the military that led to Friday’s protests
2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMadamasrMediaOmar SaidPaperRana Mamdouh
September 21, 2019 18:53 pm
Source: Madamasr Author(s): Omar Said and Rana Mamdouh Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/21/feature/politics/shoot-post-and-share-the-viral-accusations-against-sisi-and-the-military-that-led-to-fridays-protests/ Something big — that we do not yet fully understand — is happening in the halls of power. Maybe we know some of it, and will get to know more with time. Perhaps we won’t...
Learn MoreCairo’s Struggle to Contain North Sinai Militancy
2019EgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJemimah HudsonMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
September 20, 2019 18:46 pm
Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Jemimah Hudson Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/cairos-struggle-to-contain-north-sinai-militancy/ On July 18, militants executed four individuals in the town of Bir al-Abd, in North Sinai, for alleged cooperation with the Egyptian security services. One day later, at least two people, including a civilian...
Learn MoreEgypt’s cement industry disrupted by entry of military as major new market player
September 18, 2019 18:29 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Omaima Ismail Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/18/feature/economy/egypts-cement-industry-disrupted-by-entry-of-military-as-major-new-market-player/ Egypt’s cement market was disrupted last year with the entry of the Armed Forces as a major new player in the industry. In August 2018, the Arish Cement Company, which is...
Learn MoreStrategic Consequences of Russia’s Economic Presence in the Suez Canal Zone
2019EconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperRidvan Bari UrcostaThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
September 17, 2019 18:38 pm
Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Ridvan Bari Urcosta Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/strategic-consequences-of-russias-economic-presence-in-the-suez-canal-zone/ Russia’s own interests in Egypt are multidimensional. But among the most intriguing in the last couple years has been the Egyptian government’s invitation to Russian...
Learn MoreOPEN LETTER TO EU MEMBER STATES AHEAD OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF EGYPT
Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde12/1062/2019/en/ The next Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt’s human rights record is scheduled for 13 November 2019, under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. We are writing to strongly urge your government to use this occasion to address the...
Learn MoreSinai Deportees and Prospects of Protracted Conflict (2)
September 17, 2019 18:10 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nouran Hassan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-deportees-and-prospects-of-protracted-conflict-2/ The first part of this work has examined political strategies to dismantle the local identity of Bedouin tribes in northern Sinai, first by political mediation then by coercion and offense to end two communities’ physical presence in...
Learn MoreSisi’s Policy of Constant Change of Military Leaders
September 16, 2019 19:05 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sisis-policy-of-constant-change-of-military-leaders/ Since assuming power following the July 2013 military coup, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has adopted a policy of constant change of military leaders, whether inside the army or those appointed as governors and heads of civil bodies...
Learn MoreSisi refutes contractor’s allegations that state funds were wasted on vanity projects at hastily organized youth conference
Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/15/feature/politics/sisi-refutes-contractors-allegations-that-state-funds-were-wasted-on-vanity-projects-at-hastily-organized-youth-conference/ In his first public response to accusations by a former business partner made in a series of viral videos over the past 10 days, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called...
Learn MoreCivil society leaders fight travel bans as 9-year NGO foreign funding case drags on
Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/15/feature/politics/civil-society-leaders-fight-travel-bans-as-9-year-ngo-foreign-funding-case-drags-on/ Thirteen human rights advocates and representatives of multiple Egyptian organizations continue to fight travel bans imposed on them in Case 173/2011, known as the NGO foreign funding case. The case, which...
Learn MoreAssessment of Egypt’s Cash Transfer Social Programs
September 13, 2019 18:59 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Ahmed Abbas Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/assessment-of-egypts-cash-transfer-social-programs/ Egypt launched the so-called “economic reform program” in 2014, including removal of energy subsidies (in addition to flotation of the Egyptian pound and the introduction of a new VAT tax) within the framework of the government’s $12...
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