Ali Shaikhoun
Ali Shaikhoun is an arbitrator at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and fellow of the London-based Equity College.
Learn MoreThe Luck Of The Pharaohs
2021Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHoover InstitutionPaperSamuel Tadros
December 07, 2021 15:19 pm
Source: Hoover Institution Author(s): Samuel Tadros Original Link: https://www.hoover.org/research/luck-pharaohs In his seminal essay, The Sorrows of Egypt, the late Fouad Ajami, noted, in his masterful prose, the numerous sorrows of modern Egypt, from the steady decline of its public life, its dependence on foreign handouts, to the deep sense of disappointment that engulfs the country as it...
Learn MoreA legal review of Sisi’s decision to abolish emergency law
2021Ali ShaikhounDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
December 06, 2021 15:41 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ali Shaikhoun Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/a-legal-review-of-sisis-decision-to-abolish-emergency-law/ The Egyptian media have cheered Sisi’s decision to abolish the Emergency Law No. 162 of 1958 and its amendments; and many of those who voluntarily listen to the propaganda of Egyptian pro-regime media have rejoiced...
Learn MoreAgreements and Tensions in US-Egyptian Relations
December 02, 2021 15:42 pm
Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Sahar Khamis Original Link: https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/agreements-and-tensions-in-us-egyptian-relations/ The US-Egypt strategic dialogue was held in Washington, DC in early November between Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his American counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Initially launched under President Bill...
Learn MoreFrance’s complicity of war crimes in Egypt – “Silence is no longer an option”
2021Albane de RochebruneDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaper
December 01, 2021 15:35 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Albane de Rochebrune Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/frances-complicity-of-war-crimes-in-egypt-silence-is-no-longer-an-option/ Disclose, a French investigative journalism NGO, has uncovered crucial evidence exposing how France has fully collaborated with Sisi’s regime in terms of military and political support to the point of active...
Learn MoreAlbane de Rochebrune
Albane de Rochebrune is a human rights defender and a communications consultant. Follow Albane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/albane2ro
Learn MoreEgypt’s farmers hit hard by the impact of climate change
2021Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
November 29, 2021 16:16 pm
Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-iran-nuclear-talks-resume-two-sides-remain-far-apart-ever#mabrouk As signs go, the recent climate change indicators in Egypt were near biblical. Two weeks ago, the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan saw a plague of scorpions. The mountains there are home to the Arabian fat-tailed...
Learn MoreSituation of the Egyptian-Syrian Relations (2012-2021)
November 26, 2021 15:37 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hassan Saab Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/situation-of-the-egyptian-syrian-relations-2012-2021/ Egypt and Syria are two major Arab and regional powers, whether with regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict, or to the inter-Arab issues and affairs. In this context, it is significant to refer to many factors such as the geopolitical location...
Learn MoreEgypt: Prosecution’s expanded powers in Constitution & law
2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSherif Hilali
November 24, 2021 15:30 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-prosecutions-expanded-powers-in-constitution-law/ The approach of the Egyptian Constitution of 2014 related to the rules of pretrial detention has been criticized for lack of clear guarantees in this regard, including the need to state that the pretrial detention order should be issued...
Learn MoreEgypt: Escalating violations against pretrial detainees
2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSherif Hilali
November 22, 2021 15:04 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-escalating-violations-against-pretrial-detainees/ In addition to the prolonged pretrial detention and the stereotypical recurrent charges, the Egyptian authorities have committed several other violations against detainees, Read more at original link
Learn MoreEgypt: Stereotypical charges and legal framework of pretrial detention
November 18, 2021 17:06 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-stereotypical-charges-and-legal-framework-of-pretrial-detention/ The political and human rights activists arrested by security forces are always subjected to several recurrent stereotypical accusations, derived from the Egyptian Penal Code (Law No. 58 of 1937), the Anti-Terrorism Law...
Learn MoreEgypt: Prosecution’s recycling of cases against dissidents
November 18, 2021 16:17 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-prosecutions-recycling-of-cases-against-dissidents/ Case recycling is a term that has become well-known in Egyptian human rights circles and even at the international level, and related to the Egyptian judicial system. Case recycling occurs when the prosecution brings a new case against...
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