Egypts Position on Human Rights Conventions

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Alaa Abdelmonsef Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-position-on-human-rights-conventions/ The term “Human Rights” has been repeated in Egypt in recent years, especially in the aftermath of the July 3 coup d’etat (2013), which created a frightening environment of widespread systematic repression, within a State policy, including...

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Labor union elections are back, but with few promises

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hadeer El-Mahdawyand Mohamed Hamama Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/08/feature/politics/labor-union-elections-are-back-but-with-few-promises/ After 12 years of being postponed, labor union elections for 2018–2022 kicked off on May 23 and concluded this week under a law regulating union work, passed in late 2017, that ended, at least on paper...

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Human Rights Issues: Enforced Disappearance – Egypt

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Alaa Abdelmonsef Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/human-rights-issues-enforced-disappearance-egypt/ Introduction Over the past few years, the term “enforced disappearance” has emerged on the surface of volatile and accelerating political events. The Egyptians were not familiar with such violation which deprives a person of law protection...

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The Middle East’s New Battle Lines

Source: Carnegie Middle East Center Author(s): Yasser El-Shimy Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2018/05/18/middle-east-s-new-battle-lines-pub-76402 Riyadh and its Gulf allies view Cairo as a pivotal security partner. With the largest – and, arguably, most effective – standing military in the Arab world, Egypt has offered to become the ultimate bulwark of Gulf Arab national security. At...

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Selling hope without reward: youth unemployment in Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum  Author(s): Harry Pettit Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2018/05/29/selling-hope-without-reward-youth-unemployment-egypt/ Many young educated Egyptians face difficulties locating secure employment that matches their skill levels and provides a solid foundation for marriage. This column argues that current initiatives intended to tackle the problem are...

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The Brotherhood: From Revolution to Coup – I

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Badr Shafei Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-brotherhood-from-revolution-to-coup-i/ The Brotherhood: From Revolution to Coup – I On the 90th anniversary of the emergence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, seven years after the January Revolution; after the Brotherhood came to power and then was sent to prisons and detention centers –...

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Islamic State After Syria: A Dangerous New Stronghold in the Sinai

Source: The James Town Foundation For Global Research And Analysis Author(s): Tobias J. Burgers, Scott N. Romaniuk Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/islamic-state-after-syria-a-dangerous-new-stronghold-in-the-sinai/ Having once held domain over some eight million people and controlled territory reaching nearly to Baghdad, Islamic State (IS) has undergone a monumental decline. Where...

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Egypt’s sustainable development threatened by Ethiopian dam

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Amal Kandeel Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypt-s-stability-threatened-ethiopian-dam-defies-international-norms It is a travesty of unspeakable proportions that in the 21st century the construction of a mega-hydropower-generation project, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—whose reservoir can store almost all the annual flow...

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Economics: Investing in gold for Egyptians

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/economics-investing-in-gold-for-egyptians/ Economics: Investing in gold for Egyptians Investment in gold is a safe haven for protecting the wealth value, especially during times of global financial crises, for several reasons, including: 1- The limited quantities of gold: The total...

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Egypt’s Population: Boom or Bust?

Source: Brookings Author(s): Omer Karasapan and Sajjad Shah Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/05/22/egypts-population-boom-then-bust/ Egypt’s worrying population boom fails to generate the same headline attention as terrorist attacks, the impact of economic reforms on the poor, the country’s hyper-constrained politics, or accusations of human rights...

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Army Deployment and Egypt’s National Security

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/army-deployment-and-egypts-national-security/ Army Deployment and Egypt’s National Security The army’s units and military formations within the borders of any country are usually deployed over all its strategic directions in order to protect the state from any potential threat. But, when...

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Foreign Investment in Egypt: Reality and Challenges

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/foreign-investment-in-egypt-reality-and-challenges/ Foreign Investment in Egypt: Reality and Challenges Despite the economic measures taken by the Egyptian government to support the domestic and foreign investment climate – most notably the issuance of new laws to regulate investment...

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