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Recent Status of Egypt’s ARMT and Military Exercises

2018 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 22, 2018 12:56 pm

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Source: The Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/recent-status-of-egypts-armt-and-military-exercises/ There has been much debate about the Egyptian regime’s keenness on purchase of so much military equipment and arms amid the country’s economic problems, raising many questions about the political and security objectives behind...

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Egypt: Developments of Operation Sinai 2018

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

August 22, 2018 12:48 pm

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Source: The Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-developments-of-operation-sinai-2018/ Introduction Six months have passed since Egypt initiated its Comprehensive Operation – Sinai 2018, a large-scale campaign that was launched on Friday, 9 February 2018 against Islamist insurgents in the Central and North Sinai (along with...

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Dashing Nubians’ Hopes of Returning Home

2018 Carnegie Egypt Judicial Affairs Khaled Mahmoud Minorities Paper

August 14, 2018 13:06 pm

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Khaled Mahmoud Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/77026 On June 5, the Egyptian parliament approved the Upper Egypt Development Agency bill, dealing a crushing blow to the hopes of the Nubian minority. The community, which represents around 3 percent of the population, has been struggling for decades to return to their home villages from...

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The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Current Crisis and Future Directions

2018 Alison Pargeter Civil Society Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

August 13, 2018 19:34 pm

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Source: The James Town Foundation Author(s): Alison Pargeter Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/the-muslim-brotherhood-in-egypt-current-crisis-and-future-directions/ In July 2018, the Congressional Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing to examine the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood to the United States and its interests. This hearing—expected to pave the way for Congress...

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Trump Blinks, and Egypt’s Sisi Wins

2018 Andrew Miller Carnegie Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Military Affairs Paper

August 10, 2018 02:06 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Andrew Miller Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/08/10/trump-blinks-and-egypt-s-sisi-wins-pub-77052 Once again, Washington has backed down in a standoff with Cairo over military aid. On July 25, U.S. and Egyptian officials revealed that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had released$195 million in military assistance, which had been frozen...

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Egypt: Heightened Foreign Activity of the Military

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mahmoud Gamal Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 08, 2018 13:39 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-heightened-foreign-activity-of-the-military/ Intelligence Director Abbas Kamel in Washington An American-Egyptian meeting on 24 July discussed developments in the Gaza Strip in the light of Egypt’s renewed efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation and to stabilize the Gaza Strip. A...

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Reduction of Subsidy and Egypt’s Financial Situation

2018 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

August 02, 2018 13:50 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/reduction-of-subsidy-and-egypts-financial-situation/ Subsidy in Egypt, a thorny issue, is usually addressed in light of government decisions to reduce it, which accordingly leads to raising the prices of goods and services. But subsidy is not new in many economies, even those of developed...

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US Release of Military Aid to Egypt Sends Signal

2018 Amr Magdi Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Human Rights Watch Military Affairs Paper

August 01, 2018 12:55 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Amr Magdi Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/07/27/us-release-military-aid-egypt-sends-signal This week, the Trump administration restored US$195 million in military aid to Egypt despite an intensifying crackdown on human rights by the Egyptian authorities. The decision to reinstate the funds adds insult to injury for the human rights defenders...

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The end is Nile: International cooperation on Egypt’s water crisis

2018 Economy Egypt European Council On Foreign Relations Foreign Relations Paper Tareq Baconi

August 01, 2018 12:48 pm

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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Tareq Baconi Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_the_end_is_nile_international_cooperation_on_egypts_water_crisis Egypt’s concern about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has gained a new intensity. Since its launch in 2011, the project has elicited a mixture of denial and opposition from Cairo – despite the...

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Egypt: Security, Human Rights, and Reform

2018 Carnegie Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Michele Dunne Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

July 31, 2018 14:28 pm

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michelle Dunne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/07/25/egypt-security-human-rights-and-reform-pub-76916 Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, ranking member Deutch, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify. While Egypt is not in the headlines these days, there are important and worrying developments in security, economy...

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Egyptian Military & Destruction of Economy – 6

2018 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Military Affairs Paper

July 31, 2018 14:03 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-6/ XXVI- Funding For Youth Projects Implicates the Egyptian Banks The Egyptian economic management has been witnessing false performance and undergoing weaknesses and lack of coordination between its components since the military coup in Egypt...

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Egyptian Military & Destruction of Economy – 5

2018 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Military Affairs Paper

July 31, 2018 13:55 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-5/ XXI- Petroleum Imbalance and Economy of the Rentier State in Egypt Although Egypt has been included among the Petroleum Exporting Companies, since the second half of the seventies of the twentieth century, yet it did not enjoy membership of the...

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