The War on Terrorism in Sinai: A Watershed?

Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Yoram Schweitzer, Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/war-terrorism-sinai-watershed/ The November 24, 2017 attack on al-Rawda mosque in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, apparently by Wilayat Sinai, a proxy of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Egypt, was the most deadly terrorist attack Egypt has ever...

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Egypt mosque attack: New level of horror in decades-long struggle to control Sinai

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Beverley Milton-Edwards Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/egypt-mosque-attack-new-level-of-horror-in-decades-long-struggle-to-control-sinai/ The bomb-and-gun attack in Egypt’s north Sinai on Friday November 24 is now known to have killed more than 300 worshippers at a Sufi-affiliated mosque, making it the deadliest attack in modern...

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Egypt´s terrorist violence is a reminder of the new normal

Source: World Economic Forum Author(s): Robert Muggah Original Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/egypt-s-terrorist-violence-is-a-reminder-of-the-new-normal/ Friday´s savage attack in Egypt is a reminder that the vast majority of terrorist-related killings occur in less well known cities far from the media glare. To be sure, the brutal murder of 305 practicing Sufis in Bir al-Abed...

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Background to the Sinai conflict

Source: International Institute For Strategic Studies (Iiss) Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.iiss.org/en/iiss%20voices/blogsections/iiss-voices-2017-adeb/november-1032/sinai-conflict-e473 More than 200 people have reportedly died in an attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai province, in an unprecedented attack on civilians. No group has yet claimed responsibility, but...

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A Walk on the Wild Side?

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, Mayss Al-Alami Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/74679 Tariq Shawqi was sworn in as Egypt’s education minister last February, joining the ranks of a group of technocrats in a cabinet not characterized by boldness. He has since challenged everything about the Egyptian education system—criticizing teachers, examinations, pedagogy...

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Refugees in Egypt: Violations and Challenges

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mostafa Gawish Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/refugees-egypt-violations-challenges/ Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health has released a memo to the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, to alert Nigerians on the high rate of kidney trafficking in Egypt, according to Daily Post, a Nigerian newspaper, on October 17th.  2017. The memo was...

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Egypt | A year after the law’s approval by the Egyptian Parliament Rights groups: No alternative but to repeal new association law, revision pointless

Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=20505&lang=en Marking one year since the Egyptian Parliament’s November 2016 approval of Law 70/2017 regulating civic associations, issued by President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi in May, the undersigned organizations reiterate their rejection of the law. For all practical purposes, the law...

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Electricity Facts 2017/2018: Price hikes continue

Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/electricity-facts-20172018-price-hikes-continue Snapshot: The Egyptian government has pushed ahead with increases to the price of electricity for all consumption brackets for the sixth year in a row, without taking into consideration the effect that record inflation rates have had...

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Corruption and Egypt’s Financial Position

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/corruption-egypts-financial-position/ Introduction The Algerian foreign minister’s statement a few days ago about the financial situation in Egypt has not come from a vacuum. The Algerian minister, at a conference with Algerian businessmen, said: “Egypt is a country that spends all time...

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The IMF Egyptian Assistance Program, One Year On

Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Nizan Feldman, Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/imf-egyptian-assistance-program-one-year/ The financial assistance program to Egypt by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), approved in November 2016, has scored important achievements, even as it has presented Cairo with complicated economic and...

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Working Paper- How Do Trade Margins Respond to the Exchange Rate? The Case of Egypt

Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Chahir Zaki, Maye Ehab, Aliaa Abdallah Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=631&Type=10 Abstract: Using monthly firm-level and sector-level data for the period 2005-2016, this study tries to examine the impact of devaluation on the increase in the quantity of exports, as well as the ability to export new...

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Working Paper- The Impact of Foreign Capital Inflows on Economic Growth and Employment in Egypt: A Sectoral Empirical Analysis

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hanan Aboel Farag, Mohamed Sayed Abed Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-impact-of-foreign-capital-inflows-on-economic-growth-and-employment-in-egypt-a-sectoral-empirical-analysis/ Abstract: This paper traces the effect of “Greenfield Investment” disaggregated into six sectors on the one hand and the effect of external debt on the other...

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