Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/10/23/feature/politics/whos-buying-israeli-gas-a-company-owned-by-the-general-intelligence-service/ When news broke in February that an Egyptian firm named Dolphinus Holdingshad signed a US$15 billion deal to purchase Israeli natural gas for supply to Egypt, the Egyptian government refused to comment...
Learn MoreSource: MadaMasr Author (s): Asmahan Soliman and Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/03/08/feature/politics/egypt-and-sudan-diplomatic-pacification-unresolved-affairs/ Summary: This paper examines recent developments in the relations between Egypt and Sudan. Asmahan Soliman and Hossam Bahgat note that a multiplicity of factors affect bilateral relations between both...
Learn MoreHossam Bahgat is an investigative reporter at Mada Masr. From 2002 to 2013, he was the founding executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, a Cairo-based human rights organization. https://www.madamasr.com/en/contributor/hossam-bahgat/
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: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/05/11/feature/economy/the-panama-papers-whats-new-on-egypt-and-why-should-you-care/ On Tuesday evening, the International Consortium for Investigative Journalism CK (ICIJ) released a new database of people and companies who own shares in businesses registered in tax havens and who were exposed in the...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/04/04/feature/politics/behind-the-panama-papers-the-full-story-of-the-mubarak-sons-tax-sheltered-company/ The Panama Papers leaks published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Sunday included information on Pan World Investments, a company owned by Alaa Mubarak — son of...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/03/14/feature/politics/anatomy-of-an-election/ Summary: The revelation that the state had a hand in creating this list did not come as a surprise to many. In the months leading up to the elections, the media had hinted and then explicitly accused unnamed “sovereign” state agencies of interfering in...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat, Mostafa Mohie Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2015/07/26/feature/politics/exclusive-wikileaks-cables-trace-ebb-and-flow-of-egypt-uae-relations/ Snapshot: A number of documents from the Saudi Foreign Ministry that were recently released by Wikileaks have cast light on Egypt’s capricious relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2015/07/05/feature/politics/wikileaks-egyptian-media-and-journalists-go-to-saudi-for-financing/ Since the Wikileaks website began posting leaked documents from the Saudi Arabian government, the issue of the Kingdom financing Egyptian media channels, journalists and researchers has garnered major attention...
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