Usama Haggag
Usama Haggag is an Egyptian writer, specializing in art criticism.
Learn MoreThe Sinister Side of Sisi’s Urban Development
May 10, 2021 14:07 pm
Source: Carnegie Author(s): MAGED MANDOUR Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/84504 Years in the making, Sisi’s elite New Administrative Capital will isolate most Egyptians from their centers of government in an effort to fortify the regime against any social pressures. Read more at original link
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): NAEL SHAMA Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/84498 Nabil Fahmy is a former Egyptian foreign minister, who has spent nearly four decades in public service. He worked in the offices of former president Anwar al-Sadat and his vice president at the time, Hosni Mubarak. He also served at Egypt’s permanent mission to the United Nations, and was Egypt’s
Learn MoreEgypt-Turkey talks are a start, but it’s what comes next that matters
2021Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
May 10, 2021 13:58 pm
Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-emboldened-afghan-taliban-ramps-its-attacks#mabrouk For a much-hyped event, the Egypt-Turkey talks that concluded in Cairo last Thursday, the first high-level talks since 2013, produced a distinctly circumspect little statement. Released jointly by both countries...
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Neil Quilliam is an associate fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme. He was previously senior research fellow heading the Programme’s Future Dynamics in the Gulf project. Prior to that, he was project director of Syria and Its Neighbours policy initiative and acting head of the MENA Programme, having first joined Chatham House
Learn MoreThe Pandemic: A View from Egypt
Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Mariam Mahmoud and Ayman Sabae Original Link: https://pomed.org/the-pandemic-a-view-from-egypt/ Background: Since last month, Egypt has been undergoing a third wave of COVID-19 infections, with cases reportedly five times higher than this time last year. From the outset of the pandemic, the government has resisted imposing...
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Mariam Mahmoud works with POMED’s Research Program.
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CEO and Specialist in International Health Systems Management Masters Degree in International Healthcare Systems Management, Management Centre Innsbruck, Bachelors Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Cairo University Medical School Ayman Sabae is focused on quality management processes for healthcare, social innovation, organizational development and project management. Among other focus...
Learn MoreAllison Nour
Allison Nour leads the firm’s Middle East Practice, providing strategic advisory and business development support to leading companies with activities in the Middle East, and to regionally-based companies working to grow their business in global markets. She advises clients across a range of sectors including aerospace and defense, healthcare, tech, energy, and construction. From 2018–2020...
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May 05, 2021 14:25 pm
Matteo Colombo is a part-time visiting fellow at the Rome office of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Colombo is an associate research fellow for ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies), where he works on the political dynamics in the MENA region, with a specific focus on Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Turkey. His main
Learn MoreQatar and Egypt are letting bygones be bygones
May 05, 2021 14:18 pm
Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Allison Nour Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/qatar-and-egypt-are-letting-bygones-be-bygones/ Since the signing of the Al Ula declaration in January to officially end the Qatari rift with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt, Egyptian-Qatari rapprochement has been among the fastest to develop. Within...
Learn MoreIkhtiar 2 When the magic turns on the magician
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May 05, 2021 14:13 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/ikhtiar-2-when-the-magic-turns-on-the-magician/ The episodes of the Egyptian serial “Ikhtiar 2”, which is being aired during the holy month of Ramadan this year, have sparked much controversy and rage, especially after the fifth episode that was dedicated to showing scenes from the dispersal of...
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