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World Economic Outlook projects Egypt’s inflation rate to rise slightly higher than expected

2018 Economy Egypt Madamasr Paper

October 09, 2018 15:00 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/10/09/news/economy/world-economic-outlook-projects-egypt-inflation-rates-to-rise-slightly-higher-than-expected/ Projections for the rate of inflation in Egypt in the current and coming year increased slightly in the World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, which was released on Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund and...

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More for less? Europe’s new wave of ‘migration deals’

2018 Chloe Teevan Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Paper

October 08, 2018 18:07 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Chloe Teevan Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_more_for_less_europes_new_wave_of_migration_deals North African governments may feel they have the EU over a barrel on migration flows. But Europe must set tough conditions on any new aid it gives to them The European Union appears to be on the verge of ramping up the...

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Egypt: Sinai Security Status in September

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Paper Sinai

October 08, 2018 14:35 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-developments-of-security-status-in-sinai/ Despite going back to school after a 7-month suspension in the areas of Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Bir al-Abed, Hasna and Nakhil, however the humanitarian crisis is still continuing in North Sinai with no horizon for a near solution. Despite the...

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Decline of Egypt Army’s Global Ranking 2018

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper

October 05, 2018 14:37 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/decline-of-egypt-armys-global-ranking-2018/ In the context of his keenness to have full control of the military institution, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi keeps harassing army officers and conducting frequent changes in the ranks of military commanders so that none of them would be able to create a...

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40 years on: What did Egyptians make of peace with Israel?

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Mostafa Mohie Paper

October 03, 2018 17:57 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Mostafa Mohie Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/10/05/feature/politics/40-years-on-what-did-egyptians-make-of-peace-with-israel/ “You won’t believe how Egyptians react to the Israeli flag being flown for the first time in Cairo in 1980,” reads the title of a YouTube video featuring brief segments from the opening ceremony of the first Israeli Embassy in...

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Egypt’s Economy May be Improving, but this is not Inclusive nor Sustainable

2018 Carnegie Economy Egypt Paper Wael Gamal

October 03, 2018 00:11 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Wael Gamal Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/77391 In fiscal year 2017–2018, ending in June, Egypt’s GDP grew by 5.3 percent. This was the highest growth rate since 2007–2008, when the economy grew by 7.2 percent, just before it was hit by the global economic crisis and political instability starting in early 2011. However, despite such

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Egypt’s Position on Global Indices Declining

2018 Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Khaled Ashour Paper

October 02, 2018 00:02 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Khaled Ashour Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-position-on-global-indices-declining/ International indices and reports are periodically produced by international institutions, whether governmental or independent, for those who are interested in understanding what is going on in the world and its expected trends in the future...

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Death Sentence for 20 Egyptians upheld in latest affront to UN calls to abolish capital punishment

Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs

October 01, 2018 02:55 am

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Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Original link: https://cihrs.org/death-sentence-for-20-egyptians-upheld-in-latest-affront-to-un-calls-to-abolish-capital-punishment/?lang=en The undersigned organizations denounce the ruling on September 24, 2018 to uphold the death sentences of 20 defendants in connection with the 2013 attack on the Kerdasa police station. Egypt’s use of the...

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Galal Amin and the Egyptian middle class

2018 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Khalid Abu-Ismail Paper

September 30, 2018 17:44 pm

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Khalid Abu-Ismail Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2018/10/01/galal-amin-egyptian-middle-class/ A sense of ‘defeat’ among the Egyptian middle class was the main motivation for the uprising of 25 January 2011. In a tribute to economics professor Galal Amin, who passed away last month, this column explores what his analysis would suggest lay...

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One resignation after another: Why are doctors disappearing from government hospitals?

2018 Civil Society Economy Egypt Madamasr Mohamed Hamama

September 30, 2018 17:36 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Mohamed Hamama Translated by Ian Louie Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/09/30/feature/politics/one-resignation-after-another-why-are-doctors-disappearing-from-government-hospitals/ Recent months have seen a spike in the number of Health Ministry doctors requesting unpaid leave or resigning from their positions, leading some to speculate that it will not...

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How Egyptian diplomacy navigated the summer of 2013

2018 Democracy and Politics Donya Ezzat Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Madamasr

September 30, 2018 16:10 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Donya Ezzat Translated by Salma Khalifa Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/09/30/feature/politics/how-egyptian-diplomacy-navigated-the-summer-of-2013/ Successes in reversing any disapproval from foreign governments regarding the political changes in Egypt were made. For a number of Egyptian and foreign diplomats working in Egypt, the greatest achievement...

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Egypt backs out of verbal agreement on 4-7 year time frame to fill Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir

2018 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper

September 27, 2018 15:54 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/09/27/feature/politics/egypt-backs-out-of-verbal-agreement-on-4-7-year-timeframe-to-fill-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-reservoir/ The irrigation ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan met on Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to be briefed on the latest recommendations on the time frame to fill the Grand Ethiopian...

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