David Butter
David Butter is an analyst of politics, economics and business in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/david-butter
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Shereen El Feki (born 1967 or 1968) is a British journalist and author, most notable for her book Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World. El Feki was born in Great Britain to a Welsh mother and an Egyptian father. She grew up in Canada, visiting her grandmother in Cairo on
Learn MoreREFORM PROGRAMME: IS EGYPT’S ECONOMY STABILISING THE COUNTRY?
January 29, 2018 20:18 pm
Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Amirah El-Haddad, Omar El Shenety, and Ahmed Abd Rabou Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/the-current-column/article/reform-programme-is-egypts-economy-stabilising-the-country/ This Thursday, the seventh anniversary of the 25 January uprising that overthrew former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, is an opportunity to assess the economic...
Learn MoreIn Egypt, Sisi Faces Down Some Surprising Challengers
Source: Chatham House Author (s): Jane Kinninmont Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/egypt-sisi-faces-down-some-surprising-challengers Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seems certain to win a contrived presidential election in March, after other challengers including a former prime minister and high-ranking military officers were barred from running or pressured...
Learn MoreEgypt’s SCAF and the Curious Case Against Konsowa
Source: Carnegie Author (s): Sawsan Gad Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75353 On December 3, a few days after Colonel Ahmed Konsowa announced in a YouTube video that he intended to run against Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the upcoming Egyptian presidential election, he was detained and put on a military trial for announcing his bid while still serving in the military. In an...
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January 23, 2018 19:36 pm
Source: Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliott Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypts-putinesque-election With an election looming, the incumbent president arrests and disqualifies all possible opponents, one after another. Vladimir Putin? Yes, as we see in his treatment of Alexei Navalny. (The BBC tells part of that story here.) And these moves by Putin have been...
Learn MoreA stable Egypt for a stable region: Socio-economic challenges and prospects
2018Adel Abdel GhafarCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptEuropean Parliament Think TankForeign RelationsPaper
January 19, 2018 19:07 pm
Source: European Parliament Think Tank Author (s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EXPO_STU%282018%29603858 Summary: Seven years after the 2011 uprising in Egypt, a combination of domestic challenges, together with instability in the Middle East and North Africa region has stalled the country’s ongoing transition. Stability...
Learn MoreEgyptian Society 2017: Drug Crisis
January 18, 2018 19:46 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author (s): Mostafa Gawish Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-society-2017-drug-crisis/ Introduction During a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 24, 2017, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared that human rights are not limited to the political side but they also include several other aspects. Then, he admitted that education...
Learn MoreEgypt and Sudan: ambiguous paths
January 17, 2018 20:31 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-sudan-ambiguous-paths/ Introduction On January 9, 2018, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. The two sides discussed the latest developments in the Nile Basin countries and the Horn of Africa region, as well as regional and international issues of...
Learn MoreThe Battle Over Appointing Judges in Egypt
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 MoreEgypt Looks for Security Answers as Its War on Terrorism Moves to the Desert Oases
2018Andrew McGregorEgyptPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
January 15, 2018 20:21 pm
Source: 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...
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