Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Rauf Mammadov Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/israeli-egyptian-gas-deal-politics-or-business-usual On Feb. 19, a consortium of oil companies led by the U.S.’s Noble Oil and Israel’s Delek signed a contract to supply the Egyptian energy company Dolphinus with up to 32 billion cubic meters of Israeli gas over ten years. The deal jolted...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/deal-of-the-century-dimensions-and-paths/ Introduction There has been a lot of talk recently about ‘something’ that is being prepared in the corridors of US policy in coordination with regional countries known as the “Deal of the Century”, which apparently aims to terminate the...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/01/egypts-long-term-stability-and-the-role-of-the-european-union/ Summary: This paper examines key factors threatening Egypt’s long term stability. It explores the issues of demographics, unemployment, climate change, economic reform, and insurgency in Sinai...
Learn MoreSource: MadaMasr Author(s): Asmahan Soliman Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/02/28/feature/politics/companions-to-the-israeli-gas-deal-noble-and-delek-in-talks-to-acquire-east-mediterranean-gas-pipeline/ Sources close to the gas deal signed between Dolphinus Holdings, which is partly owned by Egyptian businessman Alaa Arafa, and Delek and Noble Energy, the lead partners managing...
Learn MoreSource: Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/timep-brief-right-to-due-process-in-egypt/ Mass trials, politicized death sentences, civilian trials in military courts, prolonged pretrial detention, and forced disappearances are all common violations of due process that occur in Egypt. It is estimated that three to four people...
Learn MoreSource: OpenCanada Author(s): François LaRochelle Original Link: https://www.opencanada.org/features/elections-egypt-another-setback-democracy/ Next month, between March 26 and 28, Egyptians vote for a new president. The results, however, are already known. The only real candidate, incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, will succeed himself. The head of a small party, Mousa Moustapha Mousa, is also...
Learn MoreSource: Chatham House Author(s): Georges Fahmi Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/new-groups-will-lose-out-egypts-market-violence The UK and US authorities have recently listed two Egyptian groups, Hassm and Lewaa al-Thawra, as terrorist organizations. Hassm, an abbreviation for ‘The Arms of Egypt Movement’ (established in July 2016), and Lewaa al-Thawra, which...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/forms-of-change-within-the-egyptian-military/ Introduction The leadership of the military institution has dominated the Egyptian political scene and large sectors of the country’s economy since the army took power after the coup d’etat of July 03, 2013. The practices of the current army...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/protectors-of-sharia-msgs-missing-scenes/ Introduction On February 11, 2018, the Islamic State’s (IS) local affiliate ‘Sinai Province’ released a 23-minute video, in which it showcased several scenes of its recent attacks against the Egyptian Army. The IS video came in coincidence with the...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Author (s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75556 On February 9, Egypt’s military spokesman Colonel Tamer al-Rifai announced the launch of the “Comprehensive Military Operation,” which aims to eliminate the country’s growing insurgency. Even though the primary focus of the operation is the Sinai Peninsula, earning it the nickname “Operation...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author (s): Salma Hussein and Abdelhamid Mekawy Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/eye-debt-ii-second-report-monitoring-economic-and-social-impact-imf-loan Summary: Under the terms of the IMF program and the first review report issued by IMF experts in September 2017, the Egyptian government was obligated to carry out 17 measures to...
Learn MoreSource: The Jamestown Foundation Author(s): Andrew McGregor Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/russia-fit-egypts-strategic-plan/ As Russian-Egyptian military and economic cooperation increases, many comparisons have been made with Egypt’s early post-independence era (1956–1971), when Cairo grew close to Moscow. Egypt’s current strategic position, however, bears closer similarities to...
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