Egypt: Struct. Imbalance in EFA Mechanisms

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s):  Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-struct-imbalance-in-efa-mechanisms/ There are many problems facing the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), particularly those related to the mechanisms of choosing its boards. Although the mechanism adopted by FIFA is to choose boards through election, the Egyptian government keeps...

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How Far Will Sisi’s Government Go to Crush Protests?

Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Amr Magdi Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/23/how-far-will-sisis-government-go-crush-protests Time and again, Egyptian security forces have responded to peaceful protests with harsh oppression. Rare public protests this weekend were met with tear gas, the firing of live bullets, and mass arrests. Lawyers in Cairo talk of hundreds of...

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Beijing calling: Assessing China’s growing footprint in North Africa

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar and Anna L. Jacobs Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/beijing-calling-assessing-chinas-growing-footprint-in-north-africa/ As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East, and as Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly exerting greater influence across North Africa. China has been strategically...

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Fact Sheet – Egypt’s “New” NGO Law: As Draconian as the Old One

Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): N/A Original Link:  https://pomed.org/fact-sheet-egypts-new-ngo-law-as-draconian-as-the-old-one/ As Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the UN General Assembly this week—and meets today with President Donald Trump—he likely will aim to divert attention from this weekend’s anti-regime protests in Cairo and several other...

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Anti-Corruption Protests Roiling Egypt Add to Regional Insecurity

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...

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Shoot, post and share: The viral accusations against Sisi and the military that led to Friday’s protests

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...

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Cairo’s Struggle to Contain North Sinai Militancy

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...

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Egypt’s cement industry disrupted by entry of military as major new market player

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...

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Strategic Consequences of Russia’s Economic Presence in the Suez Canal Zone

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...

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OPEN 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...

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Sinai Deportees and Prospects of Protracted Conflict (2)

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...

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Sisi’s Policy of Constant Change of Military Leaders

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...

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